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The treaty that ended the French and Indian War. Britain takes over France's territory to the Mississippi, then France doesn't have any land in the Americas.
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Chief Pontiac leads Indian tribes to attack small British forts because they're mad that France left and Britain took their place.
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The line that separates the colonies from beyond the Appalachian mountains, although it's their land.
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A way the British taxed the colonists and make them pay the taxes.
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A way the British taxed the colonists to fund the French and Indian war.
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An act that let the British get search warrants without authorization to look for smuggled goods.
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An act from the British that forces Colonists to pay and provide costs for all British Soldiers.
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An act from the British that stated the British had authority and govern the colonies.
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An act from the British that taxed items before they were shipped and disallowed meetings and assemblies from the colonists
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The massacre of 5 people by innocent British soldiers in an act of self defence. The Boston people would later run propaganda, making the Boston Massacre more deadly than it was.
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An act by the British that gave tea to the colonists at a cheaper, taxed price than their own.
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A rebellion by the sons of liberty whereas they threw imported tea by the British into the sea.
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Acts on the colonists by the British that aimed to prevent them from making another rebellion.
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The first Congress made by colonists to vote on the colony's actions.
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A last attempt from the colonists to come at peace with the British. This petition was directed the the king of England.
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The battles that officially began the American Revolution. The battles gave the colonists more confidence over the British soldiers.
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The second congress made by the colonists that voted to make an OFFICIAL army.
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The battle that was considered a "win" however they lost, but they did kill a lot of British soldiers.
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A pamphlet created by Thomas Paine in an effort to change neutral people's minds to become patriots. It was incredibly successful & made the idea of independence loud.
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A surprise attack on the British troops by the American troops at Albany, New York. America won this fight, making other european nations reevaluate the idea of joining the American cause.
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America's way of telling Britain that they are now independent. It was debated, but it was passed. Thomas Jefferson was the one to write it as he was a great writer.
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George Washington's win on the Hessians. The Hessians were sleeping the night of Christmas. The thought of an attack was completely absurd, however, Washington managed to surprise the Hessians and forced them to surrender.
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Washington was forced to make camp at Valley Forge as he retreated from the British. His troops were exposed the the harsh winter and 25% died.
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The end of the revolutionary war. The Americans win with the help of the French over the British troops by surrounding them for 3 weeks until they eventually surrendered.
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The treaty that officially ended the American Revolution. The British now had no control over the Americans, making them free and independent.