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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war was a long struggle between France and Britain trying to gain territory and power which latsted for 7 years. Because many Native Americans fought with France in the latest confilict they called it the FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. -
Proclamation of 1763
the PROCLAMTION OF 1763 said that there should be a line dow the crest of the appalalchian mountains and sttelers have to stay west of the line. -
Stamp Act
the STAMP ACT was created to pay off the large debt left over from the FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.The STAMP ACT requiered colonists to buy a stamp for every piece of paper they used. Therefore newspapers, playing cars, ect. had to be printed on stamp paper. -
Boston massacre
one day a brawl broke out between soldiers and colonists in boston. After the fight had stoped there where five citizens killed and ten injured. Patriots called this incident the BOSTON MASSACRE. -
Boston Tea Party
To protest anaginst the tax that lord north put on tea, PATRIOTS dressed up like native americans and threw 342 containers of tea overboard in to the boston harbor. Colonist later called this protest the BOSTON TEA PARTY. -
Intolerable Act
Lord north was furious with what hapened with the Boston Tea Party, so he created the INTOLERABLE ACT. the INTOLERABLE ACT was a series of very harsh laws that colonists thought where intolerable or unacceptable. -
First Continental Congress
In the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 50 leaders from the 12 colonies met in philadelphia for a meeting. In this meeting they wrote a respectful letter to King George. the letter urged the king to consider thier complaints and reconize thier rights. -
Decloration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, and adopted by the Second Continental Congress. This article stated the reasons why the British colonies of North America sought their independence in July of 1776. It stated all men are created equal. -
Articles of Confteration
he Articles was a five page written agreement, which laid the guidelines of how the national government of America would functionIt had a total of thirteen articles which formed the guidelines for the functioning of then Federal government along with a conclusion and a signatory section for the states to sign. -
Treaty of paris
In 1783 the Treaty of Paris ended the war. Great Britain was forced to recognize the independence of the 13 colonies. Under the terms of the treaty, Britain recognized the independent nation of the United States of America. Britain agreed to remove all of its troops from the new nation. The treaty also set new borders for the United States -
Revalotionary War
The Revolutionary began in 1775. British soldiers and American patriots fought at Lexington, Massachusetts and nearby Concord. In 1783 the Treaty of Paris ended the war. Great Britain was forced to recognize the independence of the 13 colonies of the United States. -
Shays Rebellion
SHAYS REBELLION was an armed uprising from 1786 to 1787 in western and central Massachusetts. In what was considered the last battle of the Revolution, the rebels sought relief through lower taxes and the issuance of paper currency. The forced the closure of courts in western Massachusetts in an effort to prevent the courts from seizing the property of indebted farmers -
North West Ordinance
the north west ordincnce is a that that divieds the north west Territorys in to smaller teritorys each with its own govener. once each terriory reaches 5000 free white males it could elect its own legeslater, of law making body.once it reached 60000 it could go to congress and become a state. -
Constitution
The Constitution is our plan for government. The Articles of the Constitution talk about the duties of the
three main parts of government: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch.
The articles also talk about the separate powers of the Federal and State government, and how to change
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Bill of Rights
the BILL OF RIGHTS is a list of rights that all people are born with.they added this as a RATIFICATON to the constitution. Twenty-seven amendments have been added to the Constitution since 1789. The first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were adopted as a unit in 1791.
