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British-American settlers moved west across the Appalachian Mts.
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Battle cry “No taxation without representation!” Became used frequently When tax levied. The king was determined to make Americans obey.
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Punitive laws passed By British Parliament.
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2nd continental congress adopts the Declaration of Independence
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Colonists defeat Burgoyne’s British troops.
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The Americans and French trap general Cornwallis’s at Yorktown Virginia
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Ended the American revolution. Gained much more territory.
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Set up by the 2nd Continental Congress.
Said: each state had one vote
Congress had authority to make war, and settle interstate disputes
Had very little power to enforce new laws, levy taxes.
