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Period: to
French and Indian War
Where:Northwest America, Ohio River Valley, West Virginia, Canada, Mississippi River
When:1754-1763
Who:French,Britain,Indians
Cause:mercantalism-France and Britain were fighting over territory to get wealth and power
Fur Trade-Britain wanted to take over france trade
Westward Expansion-colonies moved past App. Mountians
Effect: british go into debt, americans want their own commanders and governments, and the treaty of paris ends the french and indian war, france cede canada to british -
Revolution
5 Grievances-
1. the common soldier was underpaid,suffered in cold&died
2. Boston Massacre
3. Act(Tea,Intolerable,Townshed)
4. King George lll parliment on westward expansion
5. the first & second continental congress 4 Major Battles-
1. Bunkerhill
2. Lexington&Concord
3. Saratoga
4. Yorktown 5 Important people
1. King George lll
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. General Cornwalls
4. George Washington
5. Benjamin Franklin -
Declaration of Independence
Where:Philadelphia
Why:To declare independece from GreatBritiain by listing things against the king,explaining why the colonies wanted independence
Who:T.Jefferson,assistance of J.Adams,B.Franklin
What:explains why independence was necessary, what king did wrong
Impact: Created an independent nation with a limited/almost powerless government, served all ties between the colonies and England
