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The Age of Enlightenment took place in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. Some had a belief that society could be improved with their knowledge and rational thinking. The Enlightenment had a big impact on things like science, literature, politics, and philosophy.
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The war began due to arguments over land in the Ohio Valley. The British won and took the land. The war took place in North America and lasted 7 years.
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The Sons of Liberty were a group of colonists. They didn't like British taxes. They did protests and sometimes destroyed stuff.
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This Act made the colonists pay taxes on paper stuff. They got really mad about it. Lots of people protested and refused to pay them.
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The Townshed Act put taxes on things like tea and glass. The colonists got mad about this act. They started to protest and boycott.
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The Boston Massacre happened when colonists and British soldiers fought. Some colonists got killed. It made more people angry at Britain. -
The Boston Tea Party was when colonists got mad at taxes. They dumbed British tea into the harbor. It was a big protest against Britain. -
These battles started the American Revolution. The British fought the colonists. The colonists made the British retreat. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was between the British and colonists. The British won but lost many soldiers. It showed the colonists could fight really hard. -
The Battle of Trenton was when the colonists surprised the British. Washington and his army won. It gave the colonists a big boost. -
The Battle of Camden was a fight between the British and the colonists. The British won and the colonists ran away. It was a big loss for the Americans. -
The Battle of Yorktown was when the colonists and French fought the British. The British got surrounded and had to surrender to them. It basically ended the war.
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The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution. Britain said the U.S. was free. It gave the U.S. a lot of land. -
The Constitutional Convention was when leaders met to make a new plan for the U.S. They argued about how the government should work. They wrote the Constitution.
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The Great Compromise was at the Constitutional Convention. It made all big and small states happy. It created the Senate and the House of Representatives.