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A war between Great Britain and France also known as the Seven Years War
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The Stamp Act imposed a tax on all papers and official documents. This angered colonists and they began to boycott British goods. -
Parliament passed the Townshend acts which taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
A deadly street fight was between a "patriot" mob and a squad of soldiers. The group began throwing snowballs, sticks, and stones. colonists were killed. -
A protest where colonists dumped chests of tea into the ocean due to the frustration of taxation without representation. -
Laws aimed to punish the colonists for their defiance in the tea party protest. -
In the speech, Henry describes that the colonists need to oppose the British. -
The tension between residents of the 13 colonies and the British kicked off the American Revolutionary War -
A bloody battle that took place on a hill which was the first stage of the War. -
Thomas Paine argued for independence from England and the creation of a democratic republic. -
Declaration of Independence states that people have certain inalienable rights that include Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness -
Most of the American Army crossed the East River to Manhattan -
British soldiers went on a raid of valley forge, where American troops built a handful of storage facilities. -
Was a turning point in the Revolutionary War were the Americans defeated the British
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Documents that were adopted by the Continential Congress -
A great trial was the American army was stationed at valley forge and hundreds died from the disease. -
During almost a month-long siege in which the British troops surrendered to the Continental Army
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This ended the war after six months -
This event decided how American was going to be governed.
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Established the US legislature as a two-house law-making body