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The British were allowed to control the land West of the Mississippi.
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There was a 3 cent tax on sugar, coffee, indigo, and some wine.
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There was a tax on stamps, and most stationary.
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Series of laws enacted in response to Boston Tea Party.
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The King tightened customs and enforcement in the colonies.
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British generals Killed 5 colonists when they started a riot after the king tried to enforce heavy taxes.
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The King made a law prohibiting colonists from buying tea from any country other than England.
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The colonists threw tea overboard the ships. "Friends! Bretheren! Countrymen! - That worst of plagues that detested tea, shipped for this port by the East India Trading Company, is now arrived in the harbor!"
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The colonists wrote a letter to the King to resolve their grievances.
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The British tried to retrieve all the weapons the Americans had. Americans had to retreat, but it slowed the British down.
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The colonists wrote a petition just to try and make peace with England.
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British lined up on the Charlestown Peninsula on the North side. 2,400 British troops against 1,500 Americans. Americans lost!
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Wrote a bill about our inalienable rights.
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This battle happened in Trenton, New Jersey on the Delaware River. The americans fought the Hessians and British. It was a restounding win for Washington and his men.
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This battle happened on the Hudson River in New York State. America forced the British to retreat. Forced Burgoyne retreat.
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There was no battle fought at Valley Forge, but the troops spent the winter of 1777-1778 camping here.
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Happened in Virginia. Americans and the French fought against the British. This battle happened 28 Sept 1781-October 19. There were 8,800 Americans, and 7,800 French against 6,000 British. The Americans and French won!
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The King and Britain agreed to remove all troops from America!
