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The French and Indian War began over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire -
The rise of the Dutch carrying trade, which threatened to drive English shipping from the seas -
To help replenish their finances after the costly Seven Years' War with France -
British government left soldiers behind to protect the colonists from the Native Americans or French settlers in Florida -
designed to raise revenue for the British Empire by taxing its North American colonies -
The incident was the climax of growing unrest in Boston, fueled by colonists -
The American consumption of smuggled tea hurt the finances of the East India Company -
punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government -
rebellion by seizing weapons from the colonists -
to appease King George III and prevent the conflict between the colonies and the British government -
After violence broke out between Britain and its American colonies in 1775 -
Paine argued that the colonists' cause should be not just a revolt against taxation but a demand for independence. He put this idea into Common Sense -
Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country -
The Articles made it hard to maintain a strong army -
The farmers who fought in the Revolutionary War had received little compensation -
Stimulated by severe economic troubles, which produced radical political movements such as Shays' Rebellion