Taxation and Mercantilism- belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
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Benjamin Franklin’s plan to unite the colonies. It was rejected by Britain and the colonies.
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Fought between French colonies and british colonies. Britain’s debt was greatly increased and took more control over colonies
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Calm tension between Natives and colonists
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Americans had to give british soldiers food and shelter
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required stamps on documents and newspapers that had to be paid for
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Said that the control of Britain was the same in the colonies as it was in Britain
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series of acts that heavily taxed american colonies
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British soldiers shot and killed 5 people while being attacked by a mob. Newspapers blew it out of proportion.
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Protest by Sons of Liberty against british tea act.
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heavily taxed tea
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Decided rights and liberties of colonies
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Laws passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
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The first battles of the American Revolutionary War
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Passed to avoid a full scale war between colonies and britain
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Discussed how to retaliate against redcoats. Continental army formed.
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fight for an egalitarian government
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Written to the King to announce the colonies independence from Britain.
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Agreement between the original 13 states that acted as the first constitution.
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Ended Revolutionary War