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George lll becomes king of England
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Raise money for the Kings army by taxing all legal and official papers in the colonies.
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To request the king of England and the British Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.
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Series of acts that were passed by the parliament. These acts imposed taxes on imported goods like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea to the American colonies, sparking significant colonial resistance and contributing to the growing tensions leading to the American Revolution
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Clash between British soldiers and colonists. he event was the result of growing tensions between the colonists and the British Parliament.
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The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts.
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A series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
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To consider its reaction to the British government's restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party.
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Battle for Americans independence
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Planned to plot the course of war, and soon independence.
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This was the last attempt sent to the king to prevent formal war from being declared.
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Convinced that Parliament intended to take away their freedom. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.
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This document served as the United States' first constitution. It was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present-day Constitution went into effect. This was created as a new way to unify the colonies into a new nation under a governing set of principles
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British running out of resources take the ultimate fall. Being outnumbered by French and American troops the British fell back and surrendered.
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Ending the War of the American Revolution.