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The British defeated the French and Indian allies, but they were now short on funds. They felt the colonists needed to pay their part.
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Laws that allowed the British Parliament to set restrictions on colonial trade. British economic policy was based on mercantilism, which used the American colonies to boost British state power and finances.
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Taxed items like newspapers and pamphlets. The colonist protested "No taxiation without representation."
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British soldiers opened fire on a crownd of colonists, who were throwing stones and snowballs. Five colonists were killed.
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Tea Act monopolized the East India Company, and the colonist did not like this. So this lead to the Boston Tea Party.
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A group of colonists threw a shipment of British tea into the harbor to protest a tax on tea.
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Representatives from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia and discussed how to respond to Britain's harsh movements.
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It was a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
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They appointed ambassadors, issued paper currency, raised the Continental Army through conscription, and appointed generals to lead the army
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These two battles were the start of the American Revolution.
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The document was approved by the Continental Congress and announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
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It proved to be a great trial for the American army, and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease.
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This battle was the turning point of the war and part of the reason the colonist won.
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The battle was a turning point in the Revolutionary War because Great Britain to decide to begin withdrawing from the war. Lord Cornwallis, commander of the British troops, surrendered to the Americans, led by George Washington and aided by the French.
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It was to create a government with enough power to act on a national level, but without so much power that fundamental rights would be at risk.
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It was signed by delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
