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War between great Britain and France fought in the new world known as the Seven Years War. -
Act which regulated trade between England and only its colonies -
Act passed by the British that taxed colonists forcing them to stamp any sort of papers, & legal documents. -
Act which forced colonists to provide food, shelter, etc for the British soldiers. -
Acts which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, & tea. -
Street fight between colonists and British soldiers due to colonists being angry about the Townshend acts. -
Protest against the British government done by the colonists due to the new tea act; "No taxation without representation." They threw 3 ships of cargo of tea into Boston Harbor. -
This is what the colonists called all the new Acts created by the British government. -
First battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts. Fought by British soldiers and Massachusett colonists to earn their independence. -
Meeting created of delegates from the American colonies to establish the Declaration of Independence. -
Petition from Congress to the King as a last attempt to formally prevent war from happening. Emphasized loyalty to British crown & rights as British citizens. -
47 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, arguing for Independence from Britain for the 13 colonies, & the creation of a democratic republic. -
Document that announced Independence for the 13 colonies from Great Britain. -
Document that established national government created for the US after it declared independence from Great Britain. -
Violent acts of revolt from farmers in Massachusetts due to being in debt after the American Revolutionary War. -
Meeting in Philadelphia with delegates from most states, to revise the AOC but instead created a whole new form of government.