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The American Revolution impacted our lives in many ways here are a few ways that impacted life.....
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The French and Indian war began/ begins.
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In the last day's of the French and Indian War the Ottawa nation leader, Pontiac, formed an alliance of western Native Americans in May of 1763.
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Britain wanted to avoid any further wars with the Native Americans on the frontier, so the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763.
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Ayear later the Parliament passed the Quartering Act which was to save money by having colonists house British soldiers letting them rest and bathe there.
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Fance loses its North American possessions, Britian is left with a great amount of debt, colonists develope a sense of unity and begin settling in the Ohio River Valley and the Native Americans resist that the colonists are settling there.
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The British effort to impose new taxes on the colonies began in 764 when the Paliament pased the Sugar Act which put an import tax or duty on several products, including molasses. Which is harsh punishment for smugglers.
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Passed by Parliament in early 1765. The Stamp Act required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities.
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Protests worked, the boycott hurt British merchants and manufacturers, who put pressure on Parliament.
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The Tea Act was passed by British Paliament to add tax to their tea to help the company.
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A group of colonists know as the Sons of Liberty had dressed up as native americans and started throwing the tea into the Boston Harbor
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The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th of the year 1776.
