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== Major wars & events timeline w/ details ==
== Revolution Period: major wars & events timeline w/ details ==
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* caused by westward expansion of colonists into French territory west of the Appalachian Mts
* caused by westward expansion of colonists into French territory west of the Appalachian Mts
* Britain (England) defeated France and seized all of Canada and lands east of the Mississippi
* Britain (England) defeated France and seized all of Canada and lands east of the Mississippi
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** 1770: Boston Massacre, British soldiers shoot into crowd of protesters
** 1770: Boston Massacre, British soldiers shoot into crowd of protesters
** 1773: Boston Tea Party, protest against trade restrictions
** 1773: Boston Tea Party, protest against trade restrictions
** 1885: "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, argues against monarchy (king)
*** and British response with the "Intolerable Acts" and blockade of Boston harbor
** 1775: "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, argues against monarchy (king)
** 1776: Declaration of Independence, colonies declare independence from England
** 1776: Declaration of Independence, colonies declare independence from England
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* a "congress" is a meeting of representatives from different places
* the "Continental Congress" is the organization of the 13 Colonies that joined together for common cause to oppose British rule
* the Continental Congress started after the British passed the "Intolerable Acts" and blockaded Boston harbor in response to the Boston Tea Party
* there were three periods: First Continental Congress (1774), Second Continental Congress (1774-1781) and the  First and Second Congresses of (1774–1781) and the Congress of the Confederation (1781–1789)
* the Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) were a set of agreements between the 13 states to organize and guide their cooperation
** the Articles were approved in 1777, but only approved by all states in 1781
** the Articles did not create a strong national government
** they proved incapable of resolving many difficulties and disagreements
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|Constitutional Convention and adoption of the US Constitution
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