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french and British went to war and the Indians fought with the french cause they gave them weapons and trade
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prohibited the colonist from settling west of the Alp. Mountains
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was a tax on sugar
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they were colonist who were repels
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colonist had to pay taxes on paper
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colonist had to host 1,500 British soldiers and supply them necessity
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tax on glass, lead, paper, paint, tea.
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British killed 5 citizens from them throw rocks and beer bottles
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network of connections that passed messages around
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colonist was forced to order tea from england
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colonist dumped over 100 pounds of tea in the Boston harbor
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British closed all British ports so colonist could not trade
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colonist formed a congress
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delegates from colonies meet in Philadelphia to talk about the king and the war
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the shoot that started revolution war
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord. Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts. On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column.
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patriots surrounded Boston on every side except Charleston and advanced 3 times and on the 3rd time they won
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Originally published anonymously, “Common Sense” advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history. Credited with uniting average citizens and political leaders behind the idea of independence, “Common Sense” played a remarkable role in transforming a colonial squabble into the American Revolution.
