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The navigation acts involved ships and products that were being sold to England. All the products were taxed, and all trading ships were built in England
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The treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian war. This was a war between Great Britain, France, and Native Americans.this was a war over certain land and territories.
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The stamp act was a tax on most paper products. Publication was prohibited unless printed on stamped papers.
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The Boston massacre was a small fight on the street, that occurred between a mob of people throwing things at British soldiers. It ended with 5 pedestrians dead.
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The tea act lowered the tea tax that got paid to the British government and taxed imports.
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This was a political protest that occurred after the tea act. Colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. This sparked a huge rebellion
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The coercive acts were put into effect after the Boston tea party erupted. It was 4 laws that banned meetings, increased control, and punished rebellious acts
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The first congress was a pact made with colonists to boycott and protest British goods.
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These were the first battles that happened during the revolutionary war. None of the soldiers wanted to fight, but an unexpected gunshot went off, and battle broke out. The British wanted to get rid of the colonists supplies, and arrest them.
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This was a meeting where war was being prepared, strategy’s and weapons were strategized.
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Congress officially voted to declare independence.
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This battle was a victory to the Americans. It helped secure independence of The United States. This led to the winning of the war.
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Winter at valley forge was a horrible awakening of death for the soldiers. Many died from shortages of food, no blankets, disease, exhaustion, and gross conditions
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This was a war between French, Americans, and the British. This was the last major battle in the revolution and the start of the independence.
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The constitution is a written document claiming the existence of the U.S government and its right to exist with power.
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The constitution finally was finally adopted and a secure government was put in place