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French and Indian War
In the 1750s, Britain and France had colonies in North
America. The British wanted to settle in the Ohio River
Valley and to trade with the Native Americans who lived
there. The French built forts to protect their trade with the
Indians. In 1754, George Washington led an army against
the French. He had lost that battle.
Britain declared war on France. The war for control of the
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Proclamation of 1763
The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies.The proclamation also established or defined four new colonies, three of them on the continent proper. The proclamation provided that all lands west of the heads of all rivers which flowed into the Atlantic Ocean from the west or northwest were off-limits to the colonists. -
Stamp Act of 1765
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a patriot mob, throwing snowballs, stones, sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. -
Boston Tea Party
The revenue generated by the Townshend duties, in 1770, amounted to less than $21,000. On March 5, 1770, Parliament repealed the duties, except for the one on tea. -
Intolerable Acts
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First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. Carpenter's Hall was also the seat of the Pennsylvania Congress.. The first matter to be considered by all was A Plan of Union of Great Britain and the Colonies, offered by Joseph Galloway of Pennsylvania. The plan was considered very attractive to most of the members, as it proposed a popularly elected Grand Council which would represent the interests of the colonies as a whole. -
Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the American War of Independence. The war began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, but gradually grew into a world war between Britain on one side and the newly formed United States, France, Netherlands, and Spain. Britain had LOYALISTS which are american citizens that are loyal to the British Empire. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They had seized arsenals, driven out royal officials, and besieged the British army in the city of Boston. On June 14, 1775, the Congress voted to create the Continental Army out of the militia units around Boston and quickly appointed Congressman George Washington of Virginia as commanding general of the Continental Army. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.In January 1776, just as it became clear in the colonies that KING GEORGE III was not inclined to act as a conciliator, THOMAS PAINE'S pamphlet COMMON SENSE was published. OLIVE BRANCH PETITION appeals directly to King George III and expresses hope for reconciliation between the colonies and Great Britain. JOHN LOCKE had a lot of his thoughts and feelings in the document. -
Articles of Confederationn
The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements. -
Shays Rebellion
It was a armed riot that took place in Central and Western Massachusetts. t was named after the leader in the rebelian, an American Revolutionary War Daniel Shays. They rebeled because of finacal debet that was forced on them because of the war. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was considered tobe one of the significant achevements of the Congess of The Confederation. It put the entire world into notice that not only the land north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi would be settled but that it would become a part of the United States. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17 1787. George Washington was elected president of the convention. They were trying to address the problems that they had governing the United States. GREAT COMPROMISE at the convention nobody got exactely what they wanted so they had to compromise. THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE was a rule that three fifths of the people had to agree for it to be passed. ELECTORAL COLLEGE compromise between voting for a President or officals voting. -
Constituation
The Constitution is the sepreme law Of The United States. It provides the framework for our goverenment and gave us something to use to make such a strong and powerful union. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS were written to fix the Articles of Confederation. ANTI-FEDERALIST didnt want a strong U.S. government. PREAMBLEM was written to purpose the generl principles of the Constitution. JAMES MADISON considered to be the father of the constitution. ALEXANDER HAMILTON wanted government like the British. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Right is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. They give us alot of our rights. Like the right to have religon, bear arm, the right to a fair trail, and more rights that are used everyday for the citizens of America.MAGNA CARTA was the document forced onto a King Of England by his subjects. The Bill of Right has this to limit the powers of both the government and the citizens. RATIFICATION was the so that it could not be passed to easily.
