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Recognised america was owned by the british. But, shared with indians, france, and spain.
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England increased the tax on sugar. They closed the harbors and only allowed the colonists to get sugar from their refineries.
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The king passed a law saying every piece of paper must have a stamp. They also made the colonists pay for them so the small shops stoped printing and writing papers.
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A group of soldiers fired on a group of armed civilians. 5 men we killed/injured. The event was highly publicised and became very popular in the start of the revolution.
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Increased the rate of tea. Would only allow colonists to get tea from them.
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The colonists dressed as native americans and dumped british tea into the ocean. They did this becasue of the new taxations and forced trading.
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Passed because of the boston tea party. Said the king had the right to make the rules for those in america.
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A group of men met to talk about problems with great britian. Almost all colonies sent delegates and they met in philadelphia.
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The British soldiers went there because the thought the colonists had a store of wepons. They didn't find any but the colonists were waiting to fight them.
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Actually occured on breed's hill. Patriots made a great stand and won.
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The british left so they did not get caught in a battle. They wanted to protect the loyalists.
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Said they had the right to rebel. Stated what they thought were the inalienable rights of man.
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The battle took place west of Philadelphia. The british lost 550 and colonists lost almost 1000.
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Unofficial Capital because thats where the continental congress was meeting. Result of Brandywine Creek battle.
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The weather was bad and the supplies were scarce. The army was having trouble fighting mutiny.
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The battle took place in Yorktown, Virginia. The americans won because the british surrendered.
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Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay decided on the terms. John Adams sent to speed up Franklin and Jay sent to be the mediator.
