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- Fought between England and france.
- Fought over control of north america territorries.
- Thhe start of the war was a result of indians led by George Washington killing a french officer.
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- Officialy ends the french and indian war.
- The colosits won all the land to the west of the missipssippi.
- The land the won had better land and more space.
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- English made a law that said that the colonists couldn't move past the appalation moutains.
- British were afraid that the colonist would start a war with the natives.
- Colonists did not like this law because things were becoming to crowd.
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- The colonists tried moving east anyway and made the king mad.
- The british made new laws to get back at the colonists.
- The first law he made put taxes on sugar.
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- The colonists started to boycott the taxes so the king made another taxe.
- He put a tax on paper.
- This made the colonists even more mad.
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- The king made a law that allowed officers the right to search through peoples things without permission.
- James Otis was trying to not let the law pass.
- No the colonists coninued to protest.
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- this act made it so that the british could make any act they wanted
- Because of this they they didnt get all the stuff they wanted.
- The colonists boycotted by stopping trade with england.
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- The boston massacre was when soldiers killed 5 colonists.
- This helped with the thought of becoming there own government.
- This was because the king sent soldiers to the colonists to enforce rules.
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- England was still recovering from the war and the cost of it.
- To save money the king passed a law that allowed the soldiers to stay in someones house and have anything they want.
- The colonists were mad and in reaction to this the king made it so the colonists could not sign any legislation.
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- The act was intendend to help west india.
- The colonists boycotted by taring people, feathering them then shoveing tea down their mouths.
- They were upset with this because tea was something new they had discovered and they loved it.
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- The colonists were mad about the tea act.
- They desided to work toggether and dump all the tea in the ocean.
- Samuel Adams came up with the idea.
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- The colonists were angry about the boston tea party so they punished the colonisted.
- The british blocked the entrance way of the ports so no ships could get in or out.
- They also prevented the colonists from having town hall meetings.
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1.They met in Philadelphia.
2.They met about the intolerable acts.
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- First shots fired there.
- Start of the revolutionary war.
- The british wanted to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock
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1 British were trying to stop rebellion.
2. They tried to wreck supplies.
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- It was held in Philidelphia.
- They made the Olive branch petition.
- They asked for the repeal of the intolerable acts.
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The colonists held of the British for a little while.
The British soon took control.
They soon tried to capture it again beacuse the colonists feared it gave to british an advanage and the took it back -
Famous quote "dont shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.
The British wanted that spot but the colonists go there first.
The colonists were running low on amo thats why there said that. -
Written by Thomas Paine.
It was written to encourage the colonists independence.
Thomas Paine looked for many to publish it and it made many people want independence. -
It was composed by Thomas Jefferson.
It was pholophisezed by John Locke.
Declared its independence from britain and based of the self eviedent truths. -
The british were trying to get the colonists back in order.
The British were trying to take back new york.
The colonists finaly got the british to retreat. -
1 The continental army crossed the Delaware river to defeat the hessians.
2 It was a surprise attack.
3 800 Hessians were killed. -
1 Another surprise attack from the contenetal army.
2. The contenetal army defeated the british and killed 300 men.
3 This battle was taken place in new jersey. -
- Many men of the contental army were killed here.
- There wasn't enough food and suplies and it was also really cold.
- It was where George Washington and his men wintered during 1777-1778.
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1 The turning point battle for the contental army in the american revolution.
2. It got the French and Spain to help them win the war.
3. This got them more money and soldiers to help them. -
1 The last major battle in the american revolution.
2. The Americans win the battle and it untionaly ended the war.
3. It was a surprise attack because george Washington figured out where the british camp was at. -
1 The treaty that officially ended the american revolution.
2. The Americans got all the land west of the mississippi to river to themselves.
3. Written by John adams and thomas jefferson