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A conflict primarily between Great Britain and France over New World territory.
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Ended the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France
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King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian was off-limits to colonial settlers
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American colonies' first institution for maintaining communication with one another.
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An attempt to discourage smuggling of sugar into the colonies.
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Required the colonists to pay taxes on various forms of paper, documents and playing cards.
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Outline the locations and conditions in which British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies.
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Could make laws binding the colonies in all cases whatsoever
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Series of laws passed by the British government on the colonies
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A riot that started as a street brawl and ended with 5 people dead
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Principle objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India company in its London warehouses
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Political protest which took place in Massachusetts because the British imposed the "taxation without representation"
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A series of four acts established by the British government. The aim of the legislation was to restore order in Massachusetts and punish Bostonians for their Tea Party
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Met in Philadelphia to organize colonial resistance to Parliament Coercive Acts
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First military engagement of the Revolutionary War
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Functioned as a de facto national government at the outset of the Revolutionary War by raising armies, directing strategies, appointing diplomats and writing treaties
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The first major battle of the Revolutionary War. The Patriots sought to delay a British attack but instead provoked one.
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Washington was selected as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
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Served the Continental Army with distinction during the American Revolutionary War, providing tactical leadership while securing vital resources France
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In arguing for American Independence, Paine denounced the monarchy and argued that people are born in to a state of equality.
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Arrives at George Washington's encampment at Valley Forge and commences in training soldiers
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Drafted and presented what would become America's Declaration of Independence to the full congress
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Main purpose of America’s Declaration of Independence was to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain
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Negotiated and secured a formal alliance and treaty
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A turning point in the American Revolution. It gave the Patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause a mutual rival.
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The first constitution of the United States
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The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War
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Ended the War of the American Revolution
