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King George III issued the proclamation that forbid colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. The proclamation was intended to maintain good relations with the British and Native Americans.

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On December 16, 1773, colonists raided three British ships. Colonists did not want to have to pay taxes on British tea so they dumped hundreds of containers overboard into the harbor.

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In 1774 delegates met in Philadelphia for nearly two months.  At this meeting a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes.

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1781 French troops laid siege to the British army in Yorktown Virginia. It was the final battle of the American Revolution.

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These people were the colonists of the thirteen colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution. They wanted to declare the United States of America an independent nation.

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These are people who remained faithful to the British Empire during the war. They were also known as Tories, these people were on the British side.

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The King and parliament legislated a series of Acts from 1651 and 1696. They established England as the central place of trade in the growing empire. Regardless of what was best for the colonists, the act made it clear that England’s colonies in the Americas existed to serve the part of the nation’s economic interests.

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Also known as the seven year war, it lasted from 1754 to 1763. When France expanded into the Ohio River Valley, it brought repeated conflict to the British colonies. This resulted in conflict between Britain and France in North America.

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The evening of March 5, 1770, outside on the streets of Boston a group of colonists gathered. British soldiers opened fire on the group killing colonists. The mob had been throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks which led to a series of unfortunate events.

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Theories popular in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, originated during the age of enlightenment. It explained the origin of government and the responsibilities of subjects as well defining the rights and duties or the ruler.

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These rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence and consist of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. These are natural rights or unalienable rights. The government cannot grant them, and therefore cannot take them away.

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An era also known as the “Age of Reason.” Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin were advocates of enlightened thinking in America during the 17th and 18th century. This led to the creation of the American Republic and the American Revolution.

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This was a pamphlet written in 1776 by Thomas Paine. It called for American independence from Great Britain to people in the thirteen colonies. Although the second Continental Congress did not believe the colonies could stand up to British, Paine’s strong words helped encourage them.