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British and its allies fought French and Indians over control of the
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Representitives from the colonies met in albony to discuss how to
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war ends
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Indians fight British in Ohio Valley
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said that colonist could not settle west of the appalachian mountains
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British tax on sugar,coffe,cloth to pay for war
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taxed anything printed o paper
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9 colonies met in New York city decided that only colonial government could tax colonies
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taxes on tea, glass, lead, paints, paper, . tax was to pay for the services of of british governers and soldiers in the colonies
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riots at boston customs house shots fired... 5 colonists died
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tax on tea only
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allowed colonists to buy direct from east india tea co.
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several laws that were punishment for the boston tea party. one of the laws was the quartering act which requred people to house soldiers in there homes
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british army moves toward concord to seize weapons and anumation. shots fired at lexington and coloninests killed
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delegates met to prepare for war ;created new army ; chose George Washington as commander
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suprise attack by americans on the british soldiers british won because te americans ran out of anumation
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delegates from the 13 colonies met in Philidelphia. wrote a letterto king george asking him to stop taxing the colonists whithout thier agreement and to repealthe intolrable acts
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patriots disguised as indans dump crates of tea into the harbor as a protest against the tea tax
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officialy asked the continental congress to declare independece
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the continental congress votes that the colonies were free and independent states
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the delegates accept the declaration of idependence
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by august 2,1776 all 13 colonies had signed and approved the declaration of independence
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Continental Army had to retreat to Pennsylvaina
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British defeat continental army washington has to retreat
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suprise attack on Christmas day by washington patriot victory
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British attack from Canada. Kosciuszko helps Continental Army
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Marquis joined Washingtons army
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The battleat Savannah was between local American Patriot Malitia and Continental Army units holding the city and a British invasion force under the comand of Lieutenant Colonel Archibal Chambell