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The war ended with the creation of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
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Laws were written that violated many colonists' rights.
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This act made it so that people had to accommodate all British soldiers and provide for them however needed.
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Colonists boycotted buying British goods causing the British to lose money.
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The British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain.
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Import goods before they come into the colony
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They boycotted tea. The tea was still sailed and sold.
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342 chests full of tea were thrown overboard. They celebrated this bold act.
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Laws that were passed by the British Parliament. These laws were meant to punish the colonists.
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The Quebec Act restored the former French civil tradition for private law, which had been ended in 1763 and allowed for the Roman Catholic faith to be practiced.
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Jefferson helped to write the declaration of independence. He was one of the 56 people to sign the declaration.
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This battle took place during the Revolutionary War. The United States won this battle.
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5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered. This war was a turning point for the Revolutionary War.
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This was a British initiative during the American Revolutionary War to gain control of Philadelphia. This was known as the Second Continental Congress
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Each colony was encouraged to establish a State Constitution.
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Agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
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This was placed in 1778. The slaves were no longer allowed to be shipped to the US. This is because a law was put in place.
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Hundreds of people died from diseases.
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This is the release of slavery. This was making it so that all owners ha to release them.
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This war took place in England and lasted about 3 hours. Serapis surrendered to John Paul Jones.
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This created an alliance with Spain. Spain's king would not sign an alliance treaty.
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The British had a victory and captured Charles Town. They surrendered to the British
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British surrendered to General Washington Surrendered to the British. This gave away all of his chances of winning the Revolutionary War.
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The Treaty of Paris was used to end the Revolutionary War.
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They couldn't impose federal taxes.
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Westerners were outraged that the Spanish shut down the bottom half of Mississippi which threatened war against Spain.
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It was set up that a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west.
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The Constitution was signed in Independence Hall. It was four months until all came to an agreement and signed the Constitution.
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This was a debt crisis among the state government who increased the efforts to collect taxes on individuals and their trades
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This was used as a way to figure out how the states would be governed.
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Provided a new way for states to be admitted. The territory had to consist of at least 60,000 people before it could be established.
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They had an anonymous vote thirty to nothing on allowing the Constitution.
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The constitution was the first constitution ever ratified by an American commonwealth.
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The Land Act stated that you must buy at least 320 acres for 2 dollars per acre. They made a plan that you pay half now and pay the rest over the next four years.
