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The treaty of Paris ended the revolutionary war between Great Britain and The United States. Five men were selected to create the treaty.
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This made it so that no one could settle on the other side of the Appalachian Mountains.
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On April 5, 1764 parliament put The Sugar Act into effect which would tax the non-british sugar and molasses. Non- british sugar and molasses was taxed so much that it was not affordable for most.
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Passed by British Parliament, this act taxed every single piece of paper that the colonists used.
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The quartering act made it so that if a British soldier needed food, water, and even housing a family could not refuse. Also says that locals had to feed all the British soldiers in the area if needed.
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The Stamp Act Congress was the first taxation on the colonists on all paper products. Parliament put this act into action to get money from the years that they were at war.
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This is when parliament repealed the stamp act. Although the British repealed this act they set a new law which gave them full legislative power over the colonists.
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Viewed as an abuse of power the British taxed everything from glass to paper.
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This act established a union or an alliance that comes together against the British.
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This was meant to help the tea company stay a float.
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This was a group of men that were standing up to the British Parliament.
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Passed on march 24th, 1774 the intolerable acts were meant to keep the colonists in line. Although it was passed in March: it did not become effective until June 2nd of 1774.
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Taking place in Carpenter's Hall which is located in Philadelphia, twelve of the thirteen colonies got together. They met there to talk about how to get rid of the intolerable acts.
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Written by the Stamp Act Congress and passed on October 14, 1774. The Declaration of Rights and Grievances explains that the taxes on the colonists was not fair and did not have their consent.
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These battles were fought in Lexington and Concord, this showed Great Britain that its thirteen colonies wanted nothing to do with them anymore.
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This is where the British defeated the Americans early in the American revolutionary war. Even though the Americans lost that battle they killed many of the British.
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This was a letter to King George III from the congress
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A book published by Thomas Paine about his thought son American Independence.
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This is when the british killed five colonists because of the tension between America and Britain.
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