World studies

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  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    The stamp at was economic. In America King George lll was not liked very much, the main thing that happened was “No taxation without representation!” Which was a common saying for Americans. The prime minister for the British was willing to carry out George’s policies, and the minister issued the “The Coercive Acts”
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    This was a passed series of laws and the intent was to suppress unrest in colonial Boston which led to boycotts and colonial protests that was a group called the “Sons Of Liberty”
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Independence was a popular debate, it was also Drafted by Thomas Jefferson. It was established in the u.s (United States) the philosophy of John Locke was evident for the Declaration of Independence, people would overthrow government when they didn’t protect individual rights. Then there was war so the people could defend their homes and the British had amazing soldiers.
  • British defeat

    British defeat

    This war which took place it the south was a true civil war. The British started fighting with France, Spain and Holland, the British public supported the costly war in North America waned. But the Americans took advantage of the British which was what the French told them to do. During October Washington sent his tropes down and trapped the British army under the command of Cornwallis.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    This was the thing that ended the American revolution, and the territory was huge! Franklin was the chief negotiator. The French armies where the first to visit and the British had a hard fight because they had no strategies and no public since the other army’s left so peace finally took place in France and the war came to a official end.
  • The articles of confederation

    The articles of confederation

    This started in 1777, the central government had a 1 house legislature and the congress had the authority to make war and settle interstate disputes. Independent governments were strong while the central government was very weak and because of that it led to a unstable environment, as well as a unstable government.
  • Bill of rights

    Bill of rights

    This was the 10 amendments. They where what courts had to follow, they where kind of like citizens rights, they outlined many personal rights and some states such as Rhode Island and North Carolina rejected the constitution because it had no bill of rights and they had to be made to have approval from those states.
  • Slavery and equality

    Slavery and equality

    Slavery was a big thing at this time, as well as slave trade. Most states where fine with it but some states disagreed with them, convection postponed its decision on slave trade a committee worked out a different compromise which was that for 20 year you had to wait to slave trade.