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1) fought between england and france.2)fought over control of north american territories.3)the start of the war was a result of indians led by george washington killing a french officer.
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1)ended the french and indian war.2)england was determined to be the victor of this war.3)france loses all of its north america
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Colonists were forbidden to cross Appalachian Mountains. british stationed around colonies which angered colonists by being told what to do.
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Tax on sugar and molasses, didnt effect many but the idea of having taxes was raising.
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Tax on legal documents, pretty much every peice of paper was taxed.stamp act congress formed a boycott
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Colonists had to provide food, housing, blankets, candles, etc. for the British soldiers, colonist hated it but little was done
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taxes on house hold items like cups dishes and clothe. colonist boycotted
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british could search ships when they felt like it. the colonist couldnt stop them .
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unarmed colonist shot at by british soldiers, 5 died many killed. sam abam used this event to make british seem like monsters.
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Tea merchants in the colonies were removed from the tea trade because the British East India Company lowered their tea prices.
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colonist dressed as indians and through over 90,000 pounds of tea into the boston harbor.
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colonist could not hold town meeting or even talk about politics. boston ports where closed
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The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. ban all trade with Britain until Acts were repealed.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s famous quote “shot heard around the world” about the first shots of the Revolution. 700 british troops and 70 minutemen. minutemen fled to concord.
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met in Philadelphia,John and Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Patrick Henry where in the meeting.
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700 redcoats followed minutemen back to camp and destroyed their supplys and wait was 4000 minutemen prepared for a battle.
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colonist on hill , british wanted to take the hill bbut colonist where there first. the battle lasted 3 weeks colonists won the war
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the right of american its the building blockes of our country.
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book writen by thomas paine to persuades the loylist that the brigitish where in the wrong trying to raise all of the taxas on the colonist.
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british wanted to capture new york, british attacked washingtons army and lost washington occupied new york rest of the war.
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turning point in the war, france and spain became allies. benjamin franklin speaker on behalf of america. saratoga showed that we would be good alies.
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was a long winter in Pennsylvania,Troops were desperate need of food and shelter. washington lost 2/3 of his army.
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Washington to set up trap James Armistead ( a slave) was a double spy and gave Washington information
A fleet ship of French battles sailed….. Corninwallis was now trapped.
Cornwalliis surrenders on oct. 17, 1781… the americans won their independence -