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The APU was a suggestion by Benjamin Franklin to unify the 13 colonies, if it had been accepted it probably would have helped the colonies come together a lot sooner than they did -
The French and Indian war started due to confusion over who owned the upper Ohio river valley. This is important to independence because it also started the physical war between America and Britain. -
It was a proclamation put in place by Britain to prevent Anglo-Americans colonists (people who study land prices) from getting French acquired land after the French and Indian war. This is significant to the drive for independence because it was one of the things that Britain started to do that the colonists didn't like. -
An act put in place by the British parliament to raise the revenue in the colonies. This was important to the drive for independence because it proved that the British still had power over the U.S. -
The Quartering Act was implemented by the British to force colonists to allow soldiers to go to a home and force the people who live there to work for them. This was important for the drive to independence because the colonists didn't want to be slaves for soldiers because they're soldiers. -
The Stamp Act was an action taken by the British parliament that imposed a direct tax on the colonies in the U.S. This was important towards independence because the colonists saw this as an unfair tax all because Britain was poor after the French and Indian war. -
The Boston Massacre was when a group of British soldiers shot and killed several people whilst being harassed by a mob. -
An act passed by the British parliament to tax tea imports in the colonies. This impacted the drive for independence because we wanted tea without unfair tax. -
This was when a few Bostonians dressed up as native Americans and spilt tea into the Boston harbor. This was important to the revolution because it was a revolt against the tea tax. -
This was a meeting comprised of 12-13 of the British colonies about overthrowing British power on their land. this is important towards independence because it was some of the first steps taken towards it. -
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War which meant it was the first military steps to independence. -
The 2nd Continental Congress did a lot for the growth of the U.S. They appointed ambassadors, issued in paper currency, and raised the continental army. This is important towards independence because it was the first effective American grown government. -
The Green Mountain Boys surprise attacked the British and captured Fort Ticonderoga. This is important to independence because it gave the Americans more land. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought during the siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. This is important to independence because it happened during the revolution. -
This book was about being free from Britain and starting a democratic republic, which is what American independence is all about -
The Evacuation of Boston was when the militia-men prevented British seizer of Boston despite multiple issues, this was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Declaration of Independence is a document that was signed agreed upon by the 13 colonies that made the colonists begin there freedom from Britain. -
America lost this battle and Philadelphia which heavily halted advancements towards independence because at the time Philadelphia was were the government was. -
The French-American land and sea campaign that trapped the British on a peninsula in Yorktown, Virginia. This is important to independence because it gave the U.S a win over Britain.