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The Government system of the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia. The first representative government in the New World.
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It was an agreement. The first governing document of the Plymouth Colony after they arrived in New England.
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This gave each state independence, Congress could pass laws but they could not enforce them. Basically, it gave the states more power.
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This declared that the colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This was done by the British.
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An act passed by British Parliament, added tax to molasses and sugar. The money was for the British.
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The British put tax on paper products: books, paper, etc. This turned the colonists against the British.
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The Declaratory Act said that British Parliament had supreme control in the colonies.
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British Parliament votes to repeal the Stamp Act and King George III approves the repeal.
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When provoked, British troops fired into a crowd and killed 5 Boston colonists.
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Boston colonists dressed up as Native Americans, climbed on a British ship and poured most of the tea into the Boston Harbor.
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The Colonies met to come up with a way to have the crown get rid of the intolerable acts and other taxes.
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To punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
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The colonies met in order to see if they could reconnect with Britain and if not, prepare for war.
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The British won with a big loss of people. The Colonists didn't lose nearly as many. This showed the British that the colonists would be harder to beat than they originally thought.
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The war between the Colonies and Britain begins.
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13 colonies became 13 states, but aren't united under 1 central government.
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Thomas Paine published "Common Sense" in Philadelphia. It was a pamphlet to gain support against the British.
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This was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The British retreated and the victory bought France to help fight along side the colonists.
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British took many American prisoners who died in Philadelphia.
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Benjamin Franklin formed this alliance which led to France and Great Britain going to war.
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The 13 states set up federal government under laws called the Articles of Confederation.
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Ended the Revolutionary War.
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Because so few representatives showed up, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison called for another convention to be held in Philadelphia.
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55 representatives attend and begin drafting the constitution. On September 17, 1787, the constitution comes to an end and the representatives sign.
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New Hampshire is the last and final state to approve.