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The document that made France lose their land in America and gave England the Ohio Valley.
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This rebellion caused England to be moved out of the Ohio Valley and East of the Appalachian Mountains.
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This line restricted any English settlers from going west of the Appalachian Mt.
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Taxed 3 pence for sugar, molasses, wine, etc.
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The Stamp Act required all colonists to pay for using any type of paper, such as playing cards, letters, wills, and diplomas.
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This act forced all New Yorkers to house British soldiers without compensation.
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This gave British soldiers a free warrant to search any house they wanted with or without a reasonable purpose.
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It basically stated that England was in charge of the colonies.
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This act taxed goods before they arrived at the colonies. Charles Townshend believed that if the colonists didn't 'see' the tax then it wouldn't bother them.
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Colonists were harassing British soldiers and the soldiers shot in defense.
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A tax on tea was placed.
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The Sons of Liberty threw all of the stocked up tea into the Boston Bay.
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They were four laws that the were set as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
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Colonial leaders gathered to discuss what their next action would be against the British.
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The Colonists were waiting for the British to arrive and one of them fired, no one knows, which started the Revolution.
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They met to agree to make an official army and George Washington would be the general.
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The colonists kept the British suppressed for a very long time on Bunker Hill. However, on their third try, the British were able to take the hill because the colonists ran out ammunition.
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The Continental Congress sent a peace petition to King George III in a last ditch effort to avoid the war. King George III declined it,
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Common Sense was a short essay written by Thomas Paine. It outlined the various benefits of breaking away from England's grip.
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The colonies declared that they acknowledge themselves as an independent nation. They are The United States of America.
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The Continental Army launched a sneak attack on drunk Hessians across the Delaware River.
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The army surrounded the Red Coats on their way back to Albany, New York. They eventually surrendered after loads of firing from George Washington and his army.
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The Continental Army suffered pain and hardships through the harsh winter. Many soldiers did not have sufficient clothing. It was through the winter of 1777-1778
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A three week siege ends when the British surrender to the Americans in Yorktown.
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The British and Americans sign a treaty in Paris which free America from Britain's grip.