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Treaty that ended the French and Indian War. France gives up its North American colonies. All the land east of the Mississippi goes to England. Spain gives Florida to England.
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England forbids colonization west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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A law that raised tax revenue in the colonies for the crown. It increased the duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies.
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This act forced colonists to house and provide for British soldiers. This is including housing and feeding the soldiers.
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Was where elected officials of the colonies decided to hold a congress to try and get rid of the Stamp act.
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Taxed all paper goods, such as playing cards, marriage licenses', etc.
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Gave Parliament the right to pass any law on the colonists.
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A series of taxes that taxed various things such as glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
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This event was the first act of blood-shed in the Revolution between the colonists and the British.
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The Boston Tea Party was the first major act of defiance against the British. They dressed up as Indians and tossed chests of Tea into the Boston harbor.
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It was a series of laws that were issued in order to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
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It was a congress that was made to discuss how to organize and make proper decisions for the future, it was made up of delegates of twelve of the thirteen colonies.
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This was the battle where the shot was heard around the world. It was were British soldiers and Militiamen fought one another.
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Was a congress made up of delegates of the thirteen colonies where they discussed what they should do and made up new appeals for the British people and King.
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Was a moral victory for the colonists where they held Breed's hill for three attacks from the British before leaving because they had no ammunition.
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It was a petition meant to stop the British from further hostilities.
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It was a pamphlet that was meant to encourage the revolt against the British.
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It was the declaration that the colonists were separating from the British and that they were becoming independent.
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The colonists barely won with eighteen thousand ill-trained troops against the British which had five hundred ships and thirty-five thousand men.
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George Washington stealthily lead his troops across the Delaware river and surprised and captured 1000 Hessians.
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It was the turning point in the war for the Colonists. It was the beginning of there victory against the British.
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Was a military camp where the colonists army had to survive the harsh winter with limited supplies.
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It was the battle that decided that the United States would win, because of the defeat of Cornwallis and his 7,000 British soldiers in Yorktown.
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Was a treaty that stated that the United States was recognized as a independent nation.
