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acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England
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England and the colonies defeat France and their Native American allies, but leaves British treasury depleted and expect colonists to pay.
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Taxed commercial and legal documents, taxed items such as diplomas, pamphlets, newspapers, almanacs, dice, and playing cards
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British soldiers opened fire on a crowd of protesters that were throwing snowballs at them, 5 protesters were killed
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The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, created a monopoly with the British East India Company many members of parliament had shares in the company.
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A handful of colonists dressed up as Indians to get on the British tea ship and threw tea cargo off the ship into the sea to protest.
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The intolerable acts closed the Boston port, quartering act, administration of justice act, Massachusetts Government Act, and the Quebec Act.
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12 colonists gathered in Philadelphia, discussed what to do about Britain’s harsh moves in Massachusetts.
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Colonists and the British break into war, the opening shots of the American revolution.
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Set up a continental army with Washington as the head of it, voted to declare independence, Jefferson was chose to write the Declaration of Independence.
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American leaders signed the document declaring independence from Britain.
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First turning point in the war, America triumphed over Britain getting France on their side.
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The troops had to stay at Valley Forge for a winter and suffered from the cold, hunger, and disease.
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Washington and the help of a French fleet, he forced the surrender of a British army, the British war effort crumbled
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The nations leaders gathered to write the constitution and created a federal republic
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Power divided between federal or national government and the states, provided an elected legislature and an elected president, set up checks and balances to prevent any branch getting too strong