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It was also called the seven year war to determine either France or Britain would gain more power.
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British statement that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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A law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by reducing the previous tax rate and enforcing the collection of duties.
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It is where the british taxed papers, government documents etc.
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The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies.
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The British placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists.
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British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston.
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Protests by the Sons of Liberty against the British. Colonists
dressed up as Indians and threw tea overboard. Led by Samuel
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The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England.
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Package of five laws implemented by the British government with the purpose of restoring authority in its colonies
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A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States.
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A phrase that refers to the opening shot of the Battle of Concord in 1775, which began the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States of America.
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The 13 delegates untied America during the American Revolution
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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.
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An official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule.