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The year when common people starting really thinking and caring more. They had ideas concerning nature, God, and reason. They started having philosophies of art and politics. They wanted knowledge, freedom, and happiness.
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A North America conflict between Great Britain and France. Both sides supported by tons of native American tribes. The war stemmed from many different overlapping claims to the Ohio River Valley and tons of other territories.
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A secret underground resistance group in America. It was made to protest and resist all British policies. Really unfair taxation.
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A British law that directly taxed on the American Colonies. They had to pay a tax on every printed material. It had to be payed in British hard currency. -
A lot of British laws passed that imposed tons of taxes on goods imported into the American colonies. It initiated taxes on glass , lead, paper, paint, and tea. Plus other everyday needs. -
Native Americans pretended to be British and boarded the British ships. They dumped 342 boxes of tea into the Boston Harbor. They were protesting because of "Taxation without representation". -
It was when 12 of the 13 of the American colonies came together. They discussed what they thought were oppressive acts. Mostly the Intolerable acts.
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It was the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They wanted to seize colonial weapons and arrest rebel leaders. The British were eventually forced to retreat back to Bostons under fire. -
They met to discuss and plan future plans if the British government doesn't play their part. By the time congress met again the war had already started. They established the currency.
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The American Patriots were defeated in the battle. But they proved the could hold their own. The fight confirmed that there was no longer any reconciliation possible. -
Showing the colonists loyalty to the British Crown. Looking for a peaceful solution to the conflict with Great Britain. The King refused to even read or look at the Olive branch petition. -
It was a 47 paged document. It helped sway the 13 colonies toward independence. 120,000 copies were sold in the span of 3 months. -
It became the 1st constitution of the United States. The document showed a league of friendship. And a weak central government. -
It resolved the conflict between small and large states. The compromise put a bicameral legislative. A crucial agreement reached. -
3/4's of the states had ratified 10 of the Bill of Rights. They assumed those rights to be unquestionable. James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights.