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The french and Indian war is
The Britishs' purpose was because they needed money to finance the war/ -
The British claimed all land east of the Mississippi River.
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The proclamation stated that the colonists couldn't settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The British wanted the land to remain with the Native American allies.
The colonists were angred, because they hoped to move to the fertile Ohio Valley. -
It placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies.
The purpose for the sugar act was to pay for the war that had happened.
This didn't have an effect on many of the colonists. -
It put a tax on legal documents.
The purpose was to raise money for military defense for the colonies
The colonists eventually repelled . -
It was that custom officers could search the ships at will.
The British wanted to control the trade going in and out of the colonies.
Very few colonists were affected, but merchants felt that it was an invasion of privacy. -
It was a tax on various household items.
The reason was to raise money for the colonies so that they could pay the governors and judges.
The colonists boycotted because of the townshend act. -
It was when the rioting mob confronted British soldiers at the Boston customs house.
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It was when the Sons of Liberty dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor.
To show the british how they feel about the tax on tea.
Some colonists were pleased with what happened, but otheres thought that this would not settle the tax on tea and products. -
It was when people couldn't hold town meetings.
It a result from the Tea Act.
The colonies began to unify. -
The first meeting was held in Philadelphia.
They had met because the colonists were unhappy about what rules they were being given.
There was 55 delegates who attened. -
The first shot was fired in Lexington, but nobody knows which side it had come from.
Against the 13 colonies and the british.
Minutemen had helped many soldiers in these battles. -
They decided to make the Continental Army, and have George Washingtion be the general.
They had sent Silas Deane to persuade France to help us. -
"Don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes." The general commanded because they were low on amo.
The 13 colonies had lost this battle to Great Britian. -
This was one of the largests battles in the Revolutionary war.
It was also a series of battles.
Washington had surrendered at New York. -
This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine.
It was to help gain the idea of independence from Britian.
This was the start of the Revolution. -
The declaration was like a break up letter with Britian.
It was signed on July 4,1776.
This was written by Benjamin Franklin. -
This was a major turning point in the war.
It was against British General John Burgoyne's army and the Continential Army.
Also, many minutemen had suprised the British by meeting them at a bridge. -
It was a harsh and grueling period.
Many died due to starvation and frost bite.
General Washington had survived,but many members of the contenintial army didn't. -
Against General Lord Cornwallis and his army, and General George Washington and his contenitial army.
Lord Cornwallis surrendered.
France's General and his army sided with Washington and his army. -
This had ended the Revolutionary war between the United States and Britian.
The land west to east was claimed by the U.S.