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The French and Indian War started in May, it started over domination in North America. The tension grew over the years, no one wanted to settle to an agreement. George Washington was blamed for the loss of fort necessity. But unfortunately in February, All the French possessions west of the Mississippi are given to the Spanish. France regains Martinique, Guadeloupe and St. Lucia.
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It started with the British Parliament passing through the "Stamp Act". Meaning he wanted to help pay for the troops station their colonies during the seven year war. The taxes were imposed by the British government without any approval. They said it was hard to maintain the British starling but they were accused of violating the Stamp Act and would be prosecuted in Vice courts.
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The sons of liberty wanted to respond to the Stomp Act, starting on August 8th, 1765. Sons of liberty were a secret underground society that no one knew of apparently, so just like the other wars that were going on and the taxation rate. Sons of liberty wanted to stop any of them receiving either. Some how all wars are connected.
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Now this war placed taxes into the American colonies, which included glass, paint, paper, etc. But they were helping pay the expenses which had involved the govern, Parliament. There goal was to save money and force Britain to repeal their duties.
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This war was a very deadly war between the British soldiers and a group of other American colonists that was happening in Boston. It was like they made things worse. They went into a crowd killing three people and even putting two more in critically condition. It was used to turn the colonists against King George III rules. -
The Boston Tea Party was a protest that happened in 1773. The people wanted to be able to make their own rules. Which some people did not agree upon. The angry people also wanted to vote. So since no one wanted to listen to them and the colonists did not give them a voice. They made a protest by dumping 342 chests of tea into the water. Which is now worth millions of dollars in todays world. -
It was a series of four laws that were passed by the British Parliament. Which was to punish the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. " These oppressive acts sparked strong colonial resistance, including the meeting of the First Continental Congress, which George Washington attended in September and October 1774." -
The American Patriots were defeated at the Bunker Hill, and lets just say they weren't happy with that so that wanted to show that they could hold they own against the British Army. Of course the British came out with the Victory. It was a very sad ending. Patriots returned to their lines of Boston. -
General George army crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night. They were planning to do a surprise attack on a Hessian Garrison in Trenton, New Jersey. -
There was almost over 900 killed/wounded in this war. and this might have been the worst war out of Trenton and Camden just because of how many people got hurt during this war. It left the continental Army in the South and everyone else scattered. -
They formally ended the American Revolution war. Meaning they were recognizing that the United States was an independent nation. Granting territory going from to Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. But they wanted to take a lot of payments for it. -
It was an agreement that had determined how the enslaved people would be counted for any type of purposes of taxation in the U.S. congress. The 3/5 compromise would be getting counted towards the states population. They thought they were keeping it balanced. Between the Northern and Southern states. -
There plan was to resolve the conflict between a large and small states regarding the federal legislature. which means they established some type of congress with one house that was based on population of people and how they could be equal. people were finally trying to use common sense." the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Articles of Confederation in 1781, and the Constitution of the United States in 1787". -
The day the Constitution was Ratified it became the official framework for the government of the United States. This journey ta ratification was a very long and overdue process. Until the new Constitution came around. They were starting to form a nation made of states. wanting to be more independent with other countries and then quickly became clear to other American leaders. -
The amendments James Madison had proposed to win supports in both houses of congress and also the states. But he wanted to focus more on rights related things. which means he was ignoring suggestions that could have meant something to the government. He didn't care.