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Great Britain VS French and Indians war.
Most battles took place in canada. The british won the war. -
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Great Britain VS French and Indians war.
Most battles took place in canada. The british won the war. -
3 cent tax on sugar and increased tax on coffee etc.. Only taxed certain people. Without consent of colonists.
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British taxed Americans. Costs a lot of money to americans. People were charged for every piece of print paper.
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British government repealed it. They passed the declaration act. Britain was boss of America.
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A series of laws.The British chancellor made the laws to help with britain's debt. Taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
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5 Americans and 1 African American were shot. Rocks and other weapons were used by American. this event deepened the american distrust towards britain.
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American disguised themselves as mohawk Indians. They dumped 342 crates of british tea into boston harbor. Similar things happened slightly later in New York, Maryland and New Jersey.
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Two groups of people from the 13 colonies came together to discuss liberty. 1st continental congress was a group of 56 delegates from 12 colonies (except georgia). They met in secret to keep britain from knowing they were united.
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This was the first shot in the war between Americans and British. Nobody knows who fired the first shot, known as the shot heard around the world. Paul Revere warned the americans by saying, “The british are coming”.
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They met when the revolutionary war had started. They started the continental army and set G. Washington as the commander in chief. they started the declaration of independence, articles of confederation, and the marine corps.
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George Washington was named first president of the United States. He fought for the british in the french indian war. G. Washington served 2 terms as president.
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2 day engagement between british forces and american force. The americans occupied breeds hill to protect shipyard of boston. Now remembered as the battle of bunker hill.
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Tom Paine is an american soldier and a patriot. he contributed by writing a pamphlet. His pamphlet informed the us about the revolution.
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British boarded their ships and evacuated the city.The Americans had no idea where the British were heading, but many including General Washington assumed that New York City was their destination.On March 27, they sailed to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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6th president of the US. Henry Lee proposed the declaration of independence. John Adams was successful in defending Mr. Lee's motion
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This document brought forth that the 13 colonies would become separate from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. It took him 1 week to wright.
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Many revisions were made to the document. It took multiple weeks to perfect the document.lt slowly but surely everyone signed the document.
