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Plan for uniting all the colonies. Colonies rejected it because they didnt like it.
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Started over lands in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Great Britian won and gained complete control of th eastern third of the continent.
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He was determined to deal firmly with American colonies. Levied taxes on tea, sugar, glass, paper, and other products. Made the Stamp Act of 1765.
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Imposed first direct tax on colonists. Required them to pay tax on legal documents, pamphlets, newspapers,and dice and cards.
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First meeting organized by the colonies to protest King Georges actions.
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group of colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians and threw 342 chests of tean in the Boston Harbor in protest.
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Urging resisitance to the British. consisted of colonists who wanted to keep in touch with one another as events unfolded.
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Colonists called Intollerable acts. The act withdrew the right of Massachusetts colony to govern itself.
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Delegates debabted what to do about the relationship with Great Britian. Imposed embargo on Britian, and agreed not to use Brittish goods.
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First battle of revolutionary war.
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immediately assumed the powers of a central government. Organize aremy and navy, issue money, and appoint George W comander of the continental army.
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Lee stated that these United colonies are, and of the right ought to be free and independant states.
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leaders prepared a written delcaration of independance that was written by Thomas Jefferson.
