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The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Idain war, which lasted seven year. The treaty orginzed the land that France, Britian, and Spain got.
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The Proclamation of 1763 was made by George III. It prohibited the coloniest from settlign west of the Appalachian mountains. The French and Indain war cost Britian alot of money, and so Britian wanted to keep close controll over the colonies.
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The Stamp Act was a taxation made by BRitian on imported goods to teh colonies, such as rum, wine, iron, lumber, ect. The taxation was to keep people from smuggling goods to the colonies and help pay from the French and Indain War.
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The Quartering Act was the coloniest fighting the British on the Stamp Act.
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The Townshed Act was started when Britian started taxing the coloniest on there goods. the coloniest fought back with the townshed act which was tthat they would not pay taxes without resepretentaion. It was named after Charles Townshed who was the British man in charge of the finichel matters in some of the colonies,
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A crowd of of boston coloniests were herasing a group of british offercers. One of the soldiers was knocked down by a snowball dishcaging his wepon, resolting in the shots fired into the crowd of coloniest. resulting in five deaths.
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The Boston Tea Party was the rebelion on the americans tea teacation. Revolutionarys dressed as mochac indains dumped tea in to the boston harbor. The revolutionarys dumped tea from the East India Company. The whole event was planned by the sons of liberty which Samual Adams was a part of. Samual Adams was at the front line helping with many events in the war.
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After the Boston Tea Party, the crown stripped Massachusetts of governing itself. The colonies not just Massachusetts boycotted all British goods.
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Representitives from each colonies meet, to orginize an oppisition to the Intollerable Acts.
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Lexington and Concord was the first battle in the Revolutionary War fought between minuetmen and the british army. The minutemen were warned by Paul Revere on his midnight ride.
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The Continetnal Congress satrted making draftes of the Decloration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was most well know for writting the decloration of Independence.
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The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. German soliders and loyalist (people who were loyal to the crown) under the comand of Major General John Burgoynen surrenderd to Major General Horatio Gates. Hessians fought in many battles this was one. They were German soliders hired in units, they were messinairs.
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Common Sence was an article written by Thohmas Paine. It spoke agianst the crown, and was written simply so that the unuducated coloniest could understant.
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The Battle of Yorktown was won by the Partiots. They were led by General Goerge Washington. Martha Custis Washington was George Wahsingtons wife. The Patriots were joined by the French. They won the battle. This was a Battle the most nutiorus traitor fought in, Benedict Arnold. Lord Cornwallis
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The Treaty of Paris in 1783 was the end of the war. The Colonies were their own country and now were at peace. It was written by John Adams. Abigail Adams was his wife.
