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great briatan and france went to war over territory that is now the upper ohio river valley of north america.
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the war finally ended in 1763 with france giving up it's land east of missipi river to britian.
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to help pay for it, the british goverment passed a taxlaw called the stamp act 1765.
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in 1767, new taxes on other goods were passed so that britisn could collect more money from the colonlist.
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in 1763 a group of colonist showed their displeasure by throwing hundreds of chest of tea from a british ship into the boston harbor. this event became known as the boston tea party.
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september to october of 1774 colonial leapers met in philadelphia pennsylvania in a gathering they called the first conateintal congress.
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On april 19, 1775, 700 british soilders marched in lexigton massachusetts.
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leader met again for the second continenta; congress in may 1775.
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almost three years earlier Jhonny and his mother had stood high on the ground watching away.
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In 1778 yet here he was about to sail to france with his fathers.
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on march 24, the boston saw the cost at euroupe at last and soon they reached their poart in france.
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in september of 1783, american and brotish leaders signed an agreenebt called the treaty of pairs.
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in may of 1787, leader met again in philadelphia in what is known today as the consutution. on semtember q7, q787, leaders signed the united consutution.
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federlist add agreements to the consutution that would protect indiviaul rights. doing so charged the minds of enough anti federlist that, in 1788, the consutution was ratafied.
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The first amedments added to the constutution in 1791 became known as the bill of rights.
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in the springs of 1776, tge congress decided the colonies should become free and independant states.