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The 7 years was (aka the french Indian war) was a war that lasted nine years that started with unhappy natives fighting back against the colonists in their land. it ended with an agreement not so settle past the Appalachian mountains and to leave the natives alone.
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The stamp act was a very large tax that was put on stamps that lead the colonists who were already upset about not being able to settle west even more mad that they now had to pay for the king of England to lick his wounds in a war they didn't have any part in.
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The Boston massacre was an event that took place on the streets of Boston. a squad of British soldiers shot and killed 5 unarmed civilians for protesting taxation without representation. Paul revere (having not witnessed the event take place) later drew it and sent it all over the country warning colonists about the dangers of the British, calling it the Bloody Massacre.
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Protest against the taxation of imported tea. The sons of liberty boarded a boat carrying what is now millions of dollars worth of tea overboard dressed as native Americans. They also boycotted the purchasing of tea
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The Main leaders of each state and many prominent political figures such as George Washington came together as a nation and decided to turn a protest into a revolution.
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A battle breaks out at Lexington and concord kicking off the start of the revolutionary war. this is when the fighting officially starts. Nobody truly knows who shot first.
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The declaration of independence is written by Thomas Jefferson and was adopted by the continental congress. They declared independence from Britain but it would not be recognized by the king until they had won the war.
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Washington crosses the Delaware to fight the British at the battle of Princeton and succeeds causing a wave of support and help to sweep across the nation.
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The articles of confederation were already in place in most of the usa but they were not accepted everywhere. however they were only officially ratified in 1781.
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The treaty of Paris indicated the end of the war ant the British recognition of the declaration of independence. The USA was now an independent country
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The french fight with the Americans which helped them win much faster than they would have without their help.
