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Four New England Colonies banded together to defend themselves. Rhode Island was left out. It was the first step to colonial unity.
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Laws that were put in place by Britain to force the colonies to trade with Britain. (Mercantilism)
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England was trying to prevent America from trading with the West Indies, but the Americans smuggle goods. This is an example of mercantilism.
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France is fighting Britain for control of North America, and the colonists help.
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The war between Britain and France ends, and Britain gains New France.
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King George III says that settlers cannot go west of the Appalachian mountains. The colonists believed that they should have that land.
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Tax on sugar that was used to raise money for the Crown, but the colonists don't like it.
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Required colonies to provide food and housing for British troops.
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The colonists do not want to be taxed without being represented.
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Brought twenty-seven delegates from nine colonies where they drew up a statement of rights, but they made no progress.
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Courts put in place by England for the colonists where the burden of proof was on the defendant.
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Tax on glass white lead, paper, paint, and tea. The tax was used to pay the governor's salary.
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After being taunted, British redcoats opened fire into a crowd of people killing or injuring eleven citizens.
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Set up by Samuel Adams, committees of correspondence were established to help the spirit of the resistance. They last until independence.
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A tax on tea to raise money for the Crown which had gone into debt during The French and Indian War.
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The colonists dressed up like Indians and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Laws passed by Parliament in retaliation to the Boston Tea Party that closed Boston Harbor, restricted rights, and created a new Quartering Act that included letting redcoats stay in colonists' homes.
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Expanded Quebec to the Ohio River and allowed French residents certain rights, but colonists viewed this land as theirs.
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A response to the Intolerable Acts that discussed what to do about their grievances, and it lasted for seven weeks. The Association, a total boycott of British goods, was an outcome.
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Early battles where the militia fought redcoats advancing to find John Hancock and Samuel Adams. These battles start the war.
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Congress met again because Parliament rejected their petitions.
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A speech by Patrick Henry that contained the infamous quote, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
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Thomas Paine published a pamphlet that tried to convince the colonists to declare independence from Britain
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The Declaration of Independence was signed, declaring independence from Britain.
