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A time of great religious outburst and spread. Protestant mainly
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War in North America between the British and the French and allied Native American Tribes over boundaries of their territories in North America. Started in 1754 when a feud between Native Americans and colonists turned violent. Resulted in French losing most of their territory to Britain
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Created the proclamation line marking the Appalachian Mountains as the boundary between Indian and British territories
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Was targeting the smuggling of molasses. Criminals caught also were not tried by jury but by a vice admiralty courts
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Restricted the colonies production of hard money
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A resistance group to coordinate and spread more resistance to British Parliament bills
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First internal tax colonies had to pay to Britain. Required documents printed on paper to have a stamp showing the tax was paid
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In response to the Stamp Act, this act was passed to resist the Stamp act and stated that colonists were entitled to all rights that their fellow Britons possessed.
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Issued a Declaration of Rights and Grievances to Britain for the Stamp act and claimed their allegiance to the crown and Paliament, but also have a right to trial by jury and taxation by their own elected representatives.
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Parliament repealed the controversial bill
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Gave parliament the right to tax the colonies
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A tax on various materials, such as lead, class, paint, tea etc. Went into effect on this date
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5 Colonists in Boston died as a result of a protest turning violent
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Allowed the East India Company to import tea without paying the normal import tax
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Allowed Parliament to take control of the East India Company
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Sons of liberty disguise themselves and sneak onto a ship to dump all of the tea into the harbor
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Part of the Intolerable Acts, this act shut down the Boston Harbor and cut off all trade in and out of the Harbor
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Part of the Intolerable Acts, it dissolved the local government and put the colony directly under the control of the British.
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Part of the Intolerable Acts, this act allowed any British official to be tried in Britain rather than in Massachusetts.
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Part of the Intolerable acts, this act allowed the British to place troops in Colonists homes when they arrived at the colonies.
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Delegates from all colonies but Georgia met and issued a Declaration of Rights and Grievences and Continental Association
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The British, while suffering heavy casualties, fought and won the battle to force the militia in the fort to retreat
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A proclamation from the King saying that the colonies were being misled by dangerous men and dismissed the colonies petition
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'Merica baby
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German Mercenary group arrives in New England
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The Hessians attacked and won a battle against the Revolutionaries, was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War
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General George Washington crossed the Delaware with his army to surprise attack the hessians in a major victory for the army
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Signed between America and France, it allied the 2 nations against the British
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Peace negotiations were made in France to end the war
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Due to farmer not able to repay their debts, followers of Shays took up arms to prevent the foreclosure of their properties.
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