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French and Indian war- The British fought the french and drove them out of north america. The treaty of Paris gave the British all the land on the east side of the Mississippi river
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The stamp act was used to help pay for the french and Indian war. put a tax on all paper items
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Boston massacre was the killing of 5 workers by the British troops caused from taxing colonist
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Patriots dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the Boston harbor because there were unhappy with the taxing
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Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to the royal government of Massachusetts
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Minute men forced British troops back into Boston. George Washington begins to command the continental army
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Published the book "common sense" had became the best seller and helped the colonists grow closer to independence
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Colonists wanted independence so Benjamin Franklin wrote the first draft and it became ratified by congress
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France signed a treaty of alliance with the united states
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African american sues for her freedom in Massachusetts
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Peace treaty was signed between great Britain and the united states