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French and Indian War
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French and Indian War
The war was a war for control of the American territory between the French and the British for colony possession. The war lasted for about nine years before ending in British victory.The French had allied with the native but they still lost. The colonists were charged with the cost of the war and so the relationship between them and the British became strained after they gave the colonists taxes. -
The Revolutionary War
The war began as a disagreement over the way Great Britain treated the colonies. The colonies felt they deserved all the rights of Englishmen yet the British felt that the colonies were created to be used in the way the king wanted. The American Argument was, "No Taxation Without Representation." 4/19/1775 The Battles of Lexington and Concord
6/16/1775 The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
10/7/1777 The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration was written as a declaration of separation, to let the rest of the world know what the colonists were doing and why they were doing it. It was a DECLARATION that they were now to be free from the control of Great Britain.
