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John Locke was an English Philosopher who wrote Second Treatise of Government. His ideas influenced Thomas Jefferson during the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
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A French Political analyst who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. He wrote the Spirit of the Law which was his most influential writing. His writing and philosophy had a big influence on the founding Fathers.
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Began in 1754 ended with the treaty of Paris in 1763.
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The final colonial war. The English and French battled for colonial domination in North America. The English won, but the war caused huge debt for England
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Enacted by the King of England, it closed off the frontier to colonial expansion.
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It was the first tax on the American Colonies.
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British Parliament passed the act to prevent the colonist from printing paper currency.
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Required colonies to provide barracks to British Soldiers.
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The tax required the colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
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It stated that British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain.
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The act placed a tax on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea.
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A street fight in Boston, Massachusetts between a mob of patriots and British Soldiers.
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Among those who created a new Committee of Correspondence. Its purpose was to aid communication between patriots in Massachusetts. He organized the Boston Tea Party, although he did not take part in it.
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Some angry townspeople in Boston stormed three British ships filled with tea and dumped all the tea into Boston harbor. This prevented the British East India Company from collecting taxes on the tea.
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First know to be organized in September 1774 in Worcester, Massachusetts they were small elite forces that were ready on a moments notice to fight.
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Put in place to ensure a fair trial for British officials charge with capital offenses while upholding the law in Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Passed by Parliament to put in place a permanent British administration in Canada which replaced the temporary government.
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British Parliament passed the act, closing the port of Boston and demanding payment for the tea the Boston residents dumped into the harbor.
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Passed by the Parliament it gave its appointed governor wide ranging powers.
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Delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. They met to discuss what should be done about the intolerable Acts imposed on the colonies by Great Britain.
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George Washington commanded the Continental army from 1775 till 1783.
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The American colonists won both battles
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Patrick Henry's famous speech strongly encourages his countrymen to declare war against the British.
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Paul Revere's midnight ride warned the people living in the Boston area that the British Troops were approaching.
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Met in Philadelphia and made up of delegates from the 13 colonies. Served as the government during the American Revolution.
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The British won.
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She wrote a famous letter to her husband, John Adams to remind him to remember the women when considering the rights and liberties of the nation.
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Thomas Jefferson was appointed to a committee to draft to Declaration of Independence.
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Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence which declares independence from the British.
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He was the first member of the Continental Congress to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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The First Hessians landed at Staten Island, New York. Hessians were German troops hired by the British to fight in the American Revolution.
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Visited Valley Forge to be with her husband and the troops during the war. Organized a a very large donation known as "the offering of the ladies" that went towards clothing for colonial soldiers
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The American Colonists won.
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The first written constitution of the United States. The articles named the new nation the United States of America.
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Treaty between France and the United States provided mutual military aid if war broke out between France and England.
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Signed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The American General conspired with the British to surrender the fort at West Port, New York. He was a traitor.
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Appointed a senior aide to George Washington in running the Continental Army, he was put in charge at the Battle of Yorktown on its last night which was the last major battle of the Revolutionary war.
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The British Surrendered
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Served as diplomat in Europe and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
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It formally ended the American Revolutionary War.