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Natives to Colonies
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1st colony...but unsuccessful
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Plymouth 1620
Massachusettes Bay Colony 1630 -
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James Ogelthorpe's colony for debtors (strict rules)
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England versus France for final claim of territories. Native side with France because they respect each other but Iroquois fight with England. George Washington leads British troops.
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End of French and Indian War...England is the power in America. The war cost 2.5 million pounds.
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To pay for the war, tax on molasses and sugar...colonists don't pay
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Housing and feeding British soldiers
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Tax on daily goods that needed a stamp...angry colonists "no taxation without representation"
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British "declares" the right to tax!
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Tension from a snowball fight and shots were fired. Crispus Attucks first death of revolution; 5 others dead. Used to encourage others to rebel.
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King George's reaction to the Boston Tea Party. Treating them like "naughty kids."
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56 Delegates from colonies except Georgia to make a militia (minutemen) and tell England their gripes.
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700 British troops march through Lexington and Concord fighting the Americans all the way. No one knows who fired first but it was "the shot heard round the world."
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George Washington named military leader and offered the Olive Branch (one last chance for peaceful resolution) JULY 1775
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Written by Thomas Jefferson and listing grievances about the king.
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General Cornwallis hands over his sword.
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