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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment is defined as the period of huge scientific, political and philosophical development that characterizes European society during the 17th and 18th century. the(https://www.britannica.com/event/Enlightenment-European-history) -
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sons of liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a loosely organized, sometimes violent, political organization active in the Thirteen American Colonies that was founded to give the colonists rights and to fight taxation by the British government. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was put in place by British parliament under King George III. It imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American colonies, though not in England. https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/parliament-and-empire/parliament-and-the-american-colonies-before-1765/the-stamp-act-and-the-american-colonies-1763-67/#:~:text=The%20British%20needed%20to%20station,publications%20circulating%20in%20the%20colonies. -
Townshend Act of 1767
Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of people in Boston, which resulted in 5 dead and 6 wounded. -
boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, where they overtook a ship of tea and dumped it in the ocean. -
First Continental Congress meets
The United States representatives met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government's restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party. [Timetoast](https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-first-congress-meets-in-philadelphia#:~:text=On%20September%205%2C%201774%2C%20the,after%20the%20Boston%20Tea%20Party. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
These battles are the first of many. The British lost this battle causing the anti-Brittish movement to gain more miltia men. -
Second Continental Congress meets
The Second Continental Congress met to plan further responses if the British government did not repeal or modify the acts. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The Declaration summarized and finalized the colonists motivation for seeking independence. -
Battle of Yorktown
British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and their French allies after a 3 week long battle. This is the last major land battle of the American Revolution led to negotiations for peace and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783. -
3/5 Compromise
This determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. -
Great compromise
The great compromise defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution. -
Treaty of Paris signed
This treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.