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The War caused a great expansion of British territorial claims in the New World. It also ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763
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This was an orchestrating effective resistance movements against British rule in colonial America on the eve of the Revolution -
The Stamp Act was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. -
One of the main effects was that it further incensed colonists already weary of British rule and unfair taxation and roused them to fight for independence -
The Boston Tea Party moved judicial authority to Britain and British judges, basically creating martial law in Massachusetts.
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The acts promoted sympathy for Massachusetts and encouraged colonists from the otherwise diverse colonies to form committees.
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The primary affect was the compact among the colonies to boycott British goods beginning on December 1, 1774,
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49 were killed, 39 were wounded, and five were missing. For the British, 73 were killed, 174 were wounded, and 26 were missing.
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It put forth the doctrines of natural rights and of government under social contract. Click Here -
Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence.
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The British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States, Click Here
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established a federal government with more specific powers, including those related to conducting relations with foreign governments.
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The Great Compromise led to the creation of a two-chambered Congress. Also created was the House of Representative which is determined by a state's population. -
It sets rules for due process of law and reserves all powers not delegated to the Federal Government to the people or the States.
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