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The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. The
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King George III kept colonists east of the Appalachian Mountains to maintain peace with Native Americans. Parliament needed revenue for troops, so new/old taxes are enforced.
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Parliament lowered the Sugar Act tax, in hopes of reducing smuggling.
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Everything had to be stamped to show that tax had been paid on that item.
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After being convinced that British passed laws that violated colonial rights, Britain sent an army to occupy colonial cities.(Colonists believed the British Act went too far.)
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A fight had broken out between soldiers and Bostonians. 5 were shot.
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The Tea Act removed SOME of the taxes on tea, which made this less expensive for colonists. Colonists were still angry, and one night they dressed as Native Americans and boarded the East India Company ships, and threw 342 chests of tea overboard(Tea Party.)
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Parliament passed a series of laws called the Coercive Acts. These laws were meant to punish the colonists for resisting British authority.
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Started in 1776, ending in 1778
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When American colonies decided to become independent states, and wanted separation from the British Empire.
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An agreement among the 13 United States that served as its first constitution.
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When each state declared freedom, they wrote a state constitution for each of them. The state constitutions are much longer than the united states constitution because they are regarding day-to-day relationships between government and people.
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