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Cause of war - Conflict over the Ohio River Valley territory, the indians were attacking the colonists and both sides were building forts.
Conflict over the Ohio River Valley territory, the indians were attacking the colonists and both sides were building forts. -
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French and Indian war
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battles occurred in Europe, India and North America
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The French & Indians vs US colonists & Britian
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The English won but it nearly destroyed their gov.
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Battle at Lexington & Concord
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American revelution
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Battle at Bunker Hill
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Declaration of Independence
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in Philadelphia - Jefferson, Franklin, Penn, John & Samual Adams wrote the Declaration
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The document notified the king of what he did wrong & why the colonists wanted independence
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As a result of the declaration, every American had unalienable rights.
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Battle of Saratoga
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5 Grievances: no tax without representation, mercantile system, Coercive Acts, Britian limiting colonists' expansion & treated them as unworthy
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Battle at Yorktown
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5 important people: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton & Paul Revere