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Columbus tried to go to Asia but ended up in the Caribbean. He found new land so people could colonize. -
The British sent King James l to the New World and founded Jamestown. This became one of the first colonies in the new world where people could settle. -
the pilgrims came from England to America and landed far from their settling point. They founded the Plymouth colon. -
was a war between the British and French over the New World. The french surrendered to the British giving the British all there land in america. -
where Ben Franklin said join or die wanting the colonies to form together. The colonies needed to be together to beat the french. -
Where the French gave the British their land in the New World. The French had no more influence on the new world. -
Didn't allow colonists to settle on the old French land. This led the colonists to rebel against England. -
made colonists pay taxes on stamps for papers. it was for trying to repay the dept of the war. -
Force the colonists to let the soldiers live in their houses. This made the colonists aggravated at the British. -
Put taxes on popular British goods for the colonists. To find another way to pay off the debt of the war since the Stamp Act didn't work. -
a fight on the street between a mob of patriots with sticks and snowballs and a couple of British soldiers with guns. This is one of the main reasons the American Revolution started. -
The East India Company were the only company that could trade tea to the colonist. lead to the Boston Tea Party incident. -
where patriots dressed up as Indians and went on the boats where the imported tea was and threw it in the ocean. sparked a lead to the American Revolution. -
laws passed by the British like increasing taxes closing the harbor, etc. This made the colonists mad which led to a war. -
was a meeting with all the colonists where they talked about the British aggression. This was a temporary government for colonies. -
Where the colonists revolted against the British and fought for their freedom. this started the revolutionary war. -
One of the first battles between the colonists and the British. This event marked the start of the Revolutionary War. -
it was a vote for declaring independence from Great Britain. This led to all the colonies uniting together to fight for their independence. -
The Olive Branch Petition was an attempt to settle the British and colonists' struggles but the King refused. This made the colonists realize they had to fight. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine was a way to get his point across arguing about wanting to get independence and went viral. This led to the colonists wanting to fight. -
was a war over the independence of the colonies. it led to American independence.
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Declaration of Independence was a document after the Revolutionary War that let the colonies separate from Great Britain. This let colonies be on their own and become a country. -
The Treaty of Paris (1783) was a meeting in Paris to sign the treaty of America and British. This officially recognized the colonies as a country. -
farmers attacked the government for not paying the money they owed them and giving them taxes. This exposed the colonist's weak government. -
9 out of the 13 states agreed to ratify the constitution. This started the new government of the colonies and a young republic. -
150 farmers rushed a tax collector's house and burned it down because they didn't like the tax on whiskey. this was the first challenge against the republic -
an incident between the French and American diplomats and a failed negotiation. This caused an undeclared war. -
The war was fought between the United States and Great Britain over the impressment of the sailors Britain stole and put in the army (nobody won). It was a test of the constitution, gave America pride, and America got recognized by other countries.