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French & Indian War Ends
- French expansion in the Ohio River led to conflict with British colonies
- France built forts at the modern day pointe
- France wins series of battles
- William Pitt paid Prussia to fight in Europe
- Britain gains Canada and Florida
- this led to taxes
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Navigation Acts
- Parliament wanted to self promote the suffeincy of the Empire
- restricted colonial trade with foreign powers
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Stamp Act
- placed taxes on papers, goods, etc.
- taxes on diplomas, almanacs, dice, cards. etc.
- it was repelled, the colonies had idea like who represented them, and who makes the laws
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Boston Massacre
- colonists formed a mob which turned into a riot
- marked the moment where tensions on both sides turned fatal
- Verbal and some physical abuse came to the British Guards
- 3 people were killed and 8 wounded after the British opened fire into the mob
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Tea Act
- Allowed the British East India Company have a monopoly on Tea imports.
- cut the middle man of importing tea to the colonies
- people chose to buy the expensive tea
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Boston Tea Party
- political protest against the Tea Act
- No taxation without representation
- 342 chests dumped
- proved America wouldn't take tyranny and taxation sitting down.
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Coervice/intolerable acts
- Port Bill act closed Boston
- Quartering act- present your homes for soldiers to rest
- Administration of Justice act- British officials were to be tried in England
- First Continental congress met after this
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First Continental Congress
- A meeting of 55 delegates from 12 colonies (Except Georgia)
- Agenda was how to respond to the Intolerable acts.
- There was 1 vote per representative
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Lexington & Concord
- first battle of the American Rev.
- minutemen and militia confronted the British at Lexington
- British move on to concord and capture a colonist armory
- Colonists move to meet the British, British fall back to the other side of the river
- British fall back and the Colonists have their first win
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Second Continental Congress
- Decreed that a Continental army was needed to be made
- Army placed under General George Washington
- Authorized the printing of money
- confirmed the declation of independence
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Declaration of Indepence Adopted
- the declaration summarized the Colonist's wants for independence
- Life Libery and pursuit of Happiness
- announced separation from Britain
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Battle of Saratoga
- General Burgoyne, British called a 3 pronged attack on New York
- General Gates, Americans built fortifications on Bemis Heights, south of Saratoga, to stop British advance South
- Forces engaged on Freemans Farm (19th), Britain suffered many casualties
- October 7th, British called attack on Bemis Heights, unsuccessful
- British surrendered
- France signs an Alliance treaty with Continental Army
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Winter at Valley Forge
- Washington marches troops into Valley Forge for the winter
- Huts are built
- unsanitary conditions cause disease
- shortage of food and blankets contributed to this
- 2k soldiers perished
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Battle of Yorktown
- blew out the flame that was the American Revolution
- led to Treaty of Paris 1783
- British surrendered to the Continental Army
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Constitution is written
- stated the United States serves its people
- brought the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches
- longest written government document still in affect
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Constitution Adopted
The colonies adopted the Constitution
- 55 delegates signed the Constitution
- Many refused since no bill of rights were included