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Ended French and Indian War. Four countries singed it. It showed that the british were a strong empire.
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Didn't allow people to settle along appalachian mountians. supposed to organize Britains North American territories. Also done to establish trade with the Native Americans
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places taxes on sugar molasses, and other British shipped products. Angered the colonists. If caught disobeying harsh punishment was enforced
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Forced colonists to house british soldiers. You had to provide them with supplies. They did this to save money.
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required all documents to be stamped to say they were taxed. Different than sugar act because colonists new they were being taxed. They also had to pay the tax in silver coin
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some thing that the patriots twisted to use agianst british. Four colonist and attucks a sailor are killed. John Adams later defended the british accused
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The one townshend act that wasn't repealed. Done to show americans who was still incharge. Cause of tea smuggling.
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Protest against tea act. Unloaded 342 crates of tea and dumped them overboard. they dressed up as indians
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Actually the coercive acts but the Colonists named them the intolerable acts. one of them completely closed the boston port until tea debt was paid. Another allowed british soldiers accused of crime in the colonies to stand trial in Britain. These acts fuled the american revolution
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Meeting of delegates from all colonies except georgia. They decided to ban all trade with britain until the intolerable acts were repealed. This was the first step towards independence for the colonists
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First Battle of American Revolution. No one is certain which side fired the first shot. british wanted to capture John Hancock and samuel Adams
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Managed the colonies armies. Group of delegates from 13 colonies. Same members as First continental congress
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A battle the British won. They did suffer more casualties though. 1000 british killed to 400 colonists. Proved that colonists could stand against british
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Convinced many americans that we needed to keep fighting with the british. opposed any government ruled by kings. Said all monarchys are corrupt.
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Document that declared the U.S.independent from britain. Singed by all memebers of the continental congress. Said all people have certain unalienable rights.
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The british defeated the colonists in this battle. Gave britain control of New York. Started succesful campaign for British
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boosted morale of colonist soldiers. Introduced paines liberal point of view.written in common tounge.
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Washingtons army wiped out the hessians quickly. Raised morale of soilders. The colonists won easily because they caught the hessians off gaurd.
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was probably the turning point in the war. British General burgoyne surrendered after his defeat. convinced colonists and others that they could win the war
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Place where Washington's army retreated to. Barely had any supplies at valley forge. 1/4 of the soldiers in Valley Forge died of disease.
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last major battle in North America of war. The French blocked the water while the colonists came in from the land. Cornwallis the British surrendered his army of 8,000 men.
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Made United States independent. U.S. could fish off canada's atlantic coast. Both sides would repay debts.
