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Benjiman Franklin proposed a plan for uniting the colonies but it was denied becuase it gave too much power.
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He had a different idea about how the colonies should be governed.
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It started off as a land dispute in western pennsylvania and ohio
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This is the first direct tax on the colonists.
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9 colonies sent representitives to a meeting in new york.
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Where a group of people dressed as mowhawk indians and dump 342 chests of britsh tea into the boston harbour.
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They closed boston harbour and wouldn't let boston govern themselves.
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Colinists who wanted to stay in touch with each other as things unfolded.
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Representatives from all colonies except Georgia met in Philidelphia
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The first battle of the revolutionary war between British Redcoats and minute men.
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The congress imediately took over the power of the central goverment and its president is John Hancock.
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There was a draft made up of a constitution for the newly independant colonies written by Thomas Jefferson. John Adams
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Lee introduced a resolution in the Continental Congress.
