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It was the first British tax placed on sugar and other imports imposed on Americans
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King George III kept levying taxes. American politicians said, “No taxation without representation”. King George III kept trying to force Americans into obedience.
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A series of laws passed by the British Parliament on Americans
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2nd continental congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and established America as an independent nation.
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It was the turning point in the war. After the colonists defeated Burgoyne’s British troops, France, The Netherlands and Spain entered the Americans side of the war.
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The Americans and French trapped general Cornwallis’s army in Yorktown, Virginia
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It ended the American revolution and Benjamin Franklin was chief negotiator
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Developed in 1777 by 2nd continental congress. It set up a weak central government, but lead to a very weak and unstable government and economy
