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The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. The
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parliament needs revenues , so new taxes and old taxes are now enforced.colonists started smuggling in goods. george greenville authorized write of assistance to search for smuggling goods.
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the sugar act was Greenville lowered tastes on molasses in hopes to stop smuggling. new laws violated colonists rights: trial by jury.
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the stamp congress, 9 colonies, sent parliament a message that they can tax themselves
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the town shed act was parliament town shed act on important goods, before they came in the colonies
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the colonist were on the brink of rebellion and the war send from the red coats. on march 5, 1770 a fight broke out. troops shot and 3 died, 2 were injured.
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the Boston tea party brought colonist to get together to celebrate the bold act.in December 16 the colonist dressed up as native Americans and they threw 342 chests of tea overboard
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were laws that passed by British parliament in 1771 after the boston tea party
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in September 1774 55 delegates gathered in Philadelphia. Patrick Henry wanted 13 colonies to write in firm resistance to British parliament.
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fighting began the winter of 1774-1775
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in 1775 king George send 700 troops under, lieutenant colonial Francis Smith
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the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19 1775 sparked the revolutionary war.
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the battle of Lexington was the first military engagement of the revolutionary war, April, 19 1775
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A small battle in Trenton, new jersey on the morning of Dec 26, 1776.
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He led the bombardment of Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer later that year to open a supply line to the occupied city.
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happened 1777- 1778.
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american victory at saratoga. battle lasted sept 19- oct 17.
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was the first ever constitution for the US.
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John Paul Jones took control of the serapis.
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the siege had begun April 2, 1780 and it was the worst american defeat to date.
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was 1781-1783
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the siege began Sept 28 1781 and ended in Oct 19, 1781.
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ended the revolutionary war.
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In June 1784 Spain closed the navigation of the Mississippi to Americans. Westerners were outraged and threatened war against Spain.
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set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west.
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was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in opposition to a debt crisis among the citizenry and the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades the fight took place in 1786 and 1787.
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the delegates called for the repeal of the 13 acts of parliament.
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provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
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allowed slaveholders to free their slaves by their last wills and testaments or other writings that were to be proved in a county court by two witnesses.
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people had the opportunity to buy land in the Northwest Territory directly from the federal government.
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the federal law said no more slaves could be imported into the US.
