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The war was between the North American colonies vs the French. This was to determine control of colonial territory located in North America -
British put a tax on sugar because of the French and Indian war.
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Parliament put a direct tax on British colonies. It was their first attempt to raise revenue through newspaper advertisements, colonial transactions, and many more -
A series of 4 acts passed by the British Parliament. They imposed and enforced the collection of taxes.
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A British Army killed 5 people. Paul Revere and Samuel Adams were the main people of this -
It was a protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. They dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
4 punitive laws passed by parliament after the Boston Tea Party. These meant to punish the colonists of Massachusetts.
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This was a meeting between 12 american colonies discussing in response to the intolerable acts -
It was against the British and American patriots, the British won. After, the British captured the Charlestown peninsula. -
Thomas Paine published a pamphlet called Common Sense. He wrote it to get independence -
The Declaration of Independence was to show colonists what rights they have and don't have. -
Washington lead troops across the Delaware River to surprise attack the Hessian forces. This lead to the Battle of Trenton.
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They both agreed to make a military alliance against Great Britain.
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An agreement between the 13 original colonies that made the first constitution. It was written in November, but not ratified until March -
Ended the French and Indian war. France gave up all its territories in North American.