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The first major slave revolt occurs in Gloucester, Virginia
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William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania, and therefore he named the state after himself. Sylvania means "Wood" And Penn was his last name
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Now they allow school for all children in Virginia
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The Great Awakening was for the tolerance of religon, and for the people to believe in their own religon without being executed for it.
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Britain won the war against the allied group of the French and the Indians
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People had to pay for sugar too, because it was so common back then. They put a tax on sugar, and many other things
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The Stamp Act was put in place to tax things that were being traded with other people.
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The Boston Massacre was an incident where the British Army soldiers killed five civilian men. British troops had been stationed in Boston.
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This is where they put a tax on tea because tea was so common back in those times.
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This was when the colonists rebeled against the Tea Act and threw all the tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Fighting at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts is where the American Revolution began.
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The Declaration of Independence was a law that was passed demanding for freedom for the people.
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Burgoyne led the main British force from Canada in June. By September, American commander in New York had 6,000 men ready to fight. After suffering many casualties, Burgoyne surrendered.
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People thought they didn't have a strong enough government, so there was a debate between these two sides.
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The Bill of Rightd were rights to the people that also limited the power of government.
