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This was a war between France and Britain over the Ohio River valley
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A search warrant that allowed British customs officials to search colonial ships or buildings believed to hold smuggled goods
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Ended the French and Indian War
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Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachians
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Placed taxes on some imports that were never taxed before
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Imposed a tax on documents/printed items. Colonists boycotted all British goods.
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Stated the Parliament's right to "bind colonies in all cases whatsoever."
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Founder of the Sons of Liberty, secret resistance group
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Taxed goods that were imported into the colonies from Britain. Boycotted British goods
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Shots were fired at five colonists
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an agreement in which the people consent to choose and obey their own government as long as it protects their natural rights
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cut colonial merchants out of the tea trade
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rebels dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor
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-Shut down Boston Harbor
-Quartering Act: allowed British commanders to house soldiers in private homes/buildings -
56 delegates met in Philadelphia and drafted a declaration of colonial rights
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Rode out to spread the word that 700 British troops were heading towards Concord
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Some delegates called for independence while others called for reconciliation
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Congress agreed to recognize the colonial militia and appointed George Washington as its commander
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Proved to be the deadliest battle of the war
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Urging return to harmony between Britain and the colonies
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First battle of the Revolutionary War
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Colonists became enemies of Britain
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drew up in lines on the village green
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Declared that independence would allow America to trade more freely and gave American colonists a chance to create a better society
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-Author: Thomas Jefferson
-statement: rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" cannot be taken away and "all men are created equal" -
-loyalists: opposed independence and remain loyal to the British king
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-took place: Trenton, NJ
a surprise attack contributed the success -
-took place: Delaware River, Trenton, NJ
a surprise attack contributed the success of the colonists. The British captured the American capital at Philadelphia -
Turned out to be one of the most important events of the war
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secretly aided the Patriots since early 1776. believed that the Americans could win the war so they joined them in the fight
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the troops were low on food and supplies and over 2,000 soldiers died and the survivors stayed loyal
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-lobbied France for reinforcements
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The British took Savannah, GA, which was their greatest victory of the war and captured Charles Town, SC
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French and American troops surrounded the British at Yorktown and bombarded them day and night until they surrendered
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confirmed U.S independence and set boundaries for the new nation
