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also known as the age of reason
emphasized individualism
it was an intellectual and cultural movement -
a political protest
American Colonist disguised and snuck on the boat
The Sons of Liberty also got on the boat -
It was apart of the seven year war
They fought over territories and recourses
British won, gaining territories in north America -
Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth came up with it
It was between the large states and the smaller states
also was called the Connecticut Compromise -
American colonist who were in a political group
They were there against the British rule and taxation
The main members of the group were John Adams, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Joseph Warren, and John Hancock -
Intended to regain money from the French and Indian war
Also called Duties in American Colonies Act
Taxes on every page of printed paper -
British made laws that put taxes on goods imported into America
The goods were glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
The Americans refused to buy the goods till they took it away -
It was a confrontation between British soldiers and colonist
The British soldiers shot into a crowd of civilians, killing 5 and wounding 6
Crispus Attucks was killed during this confrontation -
It was a war between the American colonist and the British redcoats
The first shot fired was from a British soldier
73 British soldiers died and 49 Americans died -
It was adopted by the Continental Congress
It got our freedom from Great Britain
the signing of the Declaration was on August 2, 1776 -
took place at Camden, Kershaw County
around 900 Americans died
Americans lost the war -
It took place in the American Revolution
A major British army surrendered
It ended a lot of fighting -
It ended the American Revolution war
It was signed in Paris
It made the the US. an independent nation -
Enslaved people were counted in the states population
Only 3/5 were counted in the population
The compromise wasn't a thing anymore when the 14th amendment got published -
written by James Maddison
It started with 12 amendments in October of 1791
It was made because the constitution lacked limits for government power