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Ends the French and Indian War. British gain the Ohio River Valley.
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(First law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenue in the colonies) Increased the work on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies.
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Required certain colonies to provide food in quarters for British soldiers.
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Raise revenge used to support the new military; mandated use of stamped paper, fixing of stamps, certifying payment of tax.
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Passed by Parliament after repeal of the stamp act, defined constitutional principle, absolute and unqualified sovereignty over its North American colonies.
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Americans became rebellious in English government suspended legislator of New York for failure to comply with the Quartering Act.
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A light import duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea. (taxed anything coming into America)
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60 people taunted redcoats. Nervous and provoked troops open fire killing/wounding 11 citizens.
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Lord North persuaded Parliament to repeal Townshend Acts but Tea was still taxed.
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Created by Samuel Adams, spread spirit of resistance by exchanging letters, kept alive opposition to British policy.
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100 Bostonians dressed as Indians smash 342 chests of tea and dumped into the Atlantic. Goal- Cheap price didn’t pose in invincible temptation to people.
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Series of acts passed to chastise Boston and Massachusetts.
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French guaranteed Catholic religion. Permitted to retain many old customs and institutions. Boundaries of Quebec extended southwards to Ohio River.
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Created in response to the intolerable acts, met in Philly and discussed ways redressing colonial grievance.
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Decided at first continental Congress, called for a complete boycott of British goods non import non export non-consumption sought to repeal offensive legislation and return to days before tax.
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British commander in Boston sent to Lexington and Concord. Sent to get colonial gun powder and rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
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Met in Philadelphia soon after the launch of the American Revolutionary War. All 13 colonies were there.
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Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. British defeated Americans.
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In response to the arrival of William Penn in England, carrying Congress's petition for independence. This action officially declared the colonies to be in a state of rebellion.
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The foundational document of American independence and foreign policy. Drafted by Thomas Paine, became one of the most influential pamphlets written.
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Drafted by Thomas Jefferson. Originally Richard Henry Lee‘s resolution. Established the new American revolutionary government and officially declared war against Great Britain.
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French and Americans on land and sea, entrapped British army on a peninsula at Yorktown and forced its surrender. The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution.
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British formally recognize the independence of the United States. Granted boundaries. (Mississippi on the west to the Great Lakes on the north into the Spanish Florida on the south)
