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The french and Indian war started in 1754 and didnt end until 1763. The war ended with the British deeply in debt even though British won the war and won the right to keep Canada and several other possessions in the New World
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To protect the government in London issued the Proclamation of 1763 which forced the colonist to stay west of the Appalachian Mountains any colonist that was east they had to come back
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Parliament also decided that American colonists should pay more to support the British troops who were protecting them so they put taxes on sugar.
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The british governement put taxes on stamps The tax was was instituted to help pay for the British troops stationed in the Colonies, for the English felt that the colonies should pay atleast a part of the cost for they directly benifitted from the troops this caused the colonists to act out by rioting
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On a cold night in boston tragedy struck when an angry crowd taunted the small group of british soldiers. They opened fire killing 5 people
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The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783
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The represintatives at the continental congress in philly voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence.
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France suffered from bad harvests in 1788 that caused sharp rise in food prices. Some had to spend half of their daily money just to buy bread. Yet their king and queen didnt care
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In 1789 France was almost bankrupt and king louis needed money bad
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king Louis XVI was determinded to get his money so he convened the estates general the the intentions of raising money by creating new taxes
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The third didnt agree with the first and second so it took a huge bold step and gave themselfs a new name "National Assembly "
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They vowed to never disband until the drafted a new constitution for the french government
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The king decided to order thousands of troops to paris for a showdown with the assembly. On july 14th of 1789 some what of 8 thousand of troops seeking to arm themselves swarmed to bastille old fortress prison which had long been viewed as a sumbol of the king's absolute authority. The mob attacked the Bastille.
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A panic broke out called the great fear fed by the horrid rumors that the foreign armies were invading ect. Peasants attacked manor houses and destroyed documents that listed the peasants financial obligations
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To calm the peasants the national assembly decreed sweeping changes that largely dismantled the feudal system in france. They abolished the old feudal taxes that the peasant paid
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man echoed the sentiments of the Enlightenment philosophes, the English Bill of Rights, and the American Declaration of Independence
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On this day a huge group of women go together to protest against the high prices on bread
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After much debate the National Assembly proposed a constitution for france
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The royal family disguised themselves as peasants as a attempt to flee the country BUT it didnt work they were spotted and they were taken back to Paris :O...to be then behead.
