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The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. The
French received all land from the Mississippi River west, while the British received all land from the Mississippi River East.
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Parliament lowered the tax on Sugar, in hopes colonist would stop smuggling
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The colonist were upset about the taxes on items.
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A series of British acts of parliament that were passed.
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British officials sent word to Britain to let them know the colonies were on the brink of rebellion. They also sent troops to Boston to let them know about the colonies.
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The colonists went on a protest and threw the tea over board.
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They were trying to reduce the amount of tea that was being bought.
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55 delegates decided to make a political body to represent the Americans against the British Control.
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a colonial leader named Dr. Joseph alerted Paul Revere and William Dawes that the British were coming
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He wrote the D.O.I. to be free of the British, or "break-up" with them.
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A small but important war during the American Revolutionary War. The U.S. won the battle against the British.
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(1776-1778) An act where a slave owner frees his or her slave(s). There were different types of ways, but it was based on the time and place.
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The Continental Congress adopted the first constitution of the United States, the Article of Confederation.
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A major victory for the Continental Army and was a crucial turning point for the Revolutionary war.
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15,000 British troops under General Sir Henry Clinton evacuated Philadelphia in 1778 after almost nine months of occupation. In 1777, after General George Washington's defeats, British General William Howe had made Philadelphia the Continental Congress.
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Each of the colonies were to establish state constitutions, in effect they would be taking power from the king.
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A new federal law that no new slaves were allowed in the United States.
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George Washington moved the Continental Army to their winter headquarters in Valley Forge. They had many defeats and the British took over Philadelphia. By the time they had gotten to Valley Forge they weren't just suffering from the cold, hunger, or illness.
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During the American Revolution, the ship Bonhomme Richard was commanded by John Paul Jones for the U.S. The ship had won a battle against the British Ships of war Serapis and Countness of Scarborough
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Spain declared war on Britain s an ally for France. They provided supplies for the American forces.
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A major victory for the British, the city surrendered to the British.
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The British commander surrendered 8,000 soldiers to the American Force.
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The plan was 5 percent
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The Treaty of Paris was in Paris by King George III and the representatives of the U.S.A. and it ended the American Revolutionary War.
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They closed the navigation from Mississippi to America, and in the spring Don Diego de Gardoqui arrived in America to g over a commercial treaty.
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It set up a standardized system where settlers could purchase title to farmland. Also, until the Homestead Act of 1862 it laid down the foundation of land policy.
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An armed uprising in Western Massachusetts from a debt crisis among the citizens.
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The point of the Convention was to determine how America was to be governed. The Convention was called to revise the Articles of Confederation, but many of the delegates had bigger plans.
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Was adopted by the Confederation Congress, and chartered a government for the Northwest Territory.
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The signing took place at Independence hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and 39 delegates signed it.
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Delaware was the first to ratify the constitution because the citizens believed that a stronger national government would help protect them against attack.
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New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, and it ended government under the Articles of Confederation.
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The government approved the Harrison Land Act in the 1800's. With this law people had an opportunity to buy land from federal government in the Northwest Territory.
