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Plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin for uniting the colonies after the french attacks on the frontier. The colonies rejected the plan because it gave too much power to an assembly made up of the representatives from all thirteen colonies.
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After George III became king, he was determined to deal firmly with the American colonies. In order to help pay for the war he raised taxes on tea, sugar, glass, paper, and other products.
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It started at a struggle between the French and British over lands in western Pennsylvania and Ohio. The British defeated the French, eliminating their power in North America.
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Imposed the first direct tax on the colonists, requiring them to pay a tax on legal documents, pamphlets, newspapers, and even dice and playing cards.
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A meeting in New York that nine colonies sent delegates to.
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A group of colonists, dresses as Mohawk Indians, dumped 342 chests of British Tea into Boston Harbor.
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Withdrew the right of the Massachusetts colony to govern itself.
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Consists of colonists who wanted to keep in touch with one another as events unfolded
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Delegates form all colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia.
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Served as the acting government of the colonies throughout the war.
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The first battle pf the Revolutionary War
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Resolution that states "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states".
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Explained the reasons the American colonies were angry at British government. One of the most famous documents in history.
