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American Revolution
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- 1Causes of American Revolution"No Taxation without Representation"
13 Colonies wanted to Rule themselves
Colonists didn't have say in British Parliament - 2Mayflower Compact (1620)Written By: Pilgrims on Mayflower
Set a temporary gov't for the pilgrims at Plymouth colony - 3Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775)Began the American Revolution
- 4Battle of Bunker HillFollowed Battle of Lexington and Concord in the American Revolutionary War
- 5Declaration of Independence 1776July 4, 1776
Written by 2nd continental congress (mainly Thomas Jefferson)
Stated that U.S. was to be an independent country - 6Battle of Yorktown 1781American's final victory in 1781
Americans Fought on American Territory and were backed by France against the bigger more well equipped British Army - 7Articles of Confederation 17812nd Continental congress 1st attempt at a system of government but was too weak and failed after American Revolution
- 8Treaty of Paris 1783Officially concluded the Revolutionary War
- 9U.S. Constitution 1787Written by the Constitutional Convention that set up a federal system with a 3-branch government with George Washington as 1st President
- 10Federalist Papers 1787Written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to convince people to ratify the constitution
- 11Confederate States of AmericaSouth Seceded the Union over the issue of slavery
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