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So it would be easier for the British to tax the colonials

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Given by the British to the colonies

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1763

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The British's attempt to stop the colonials from expanding west

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An rebellion in response to the Tea Act being passed the year before

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Boston

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1774

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When a group of colonials got together dressed as Indians and dumped thousands of dollars worth of tea into the water

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Was called together in response to the Coercive acts from the British

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Philadelphia

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1774

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An assembly between delegates from almost every colony

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It had significance because it was the last battle before the end of the war and the treaty was signed

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In Yorktown

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1781

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The last battle of the American Revolution

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They believed taxation without representation was unfair

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In the colonies

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Mid 1700s

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People who rejected British rule during the American Revolution

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They believed that taxation was necessary to keep peace

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People in the colonies

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1600s

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A group of people who believed that the taxation of the colonies was necessary

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Causes resentment in the colonies and is one of the reasons for the American Revolution

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Britain and the Colonies

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Acts that required all trade between England and the colonies to be carried in English or Colonial vessels

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1651

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There were problems when the French tried to expand west

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The Americas

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1756-1763

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A war between French and Britain and their long struggle to make things right

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Colonists were trying to fight against the harsh taxing by the British

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Boston

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1770

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When a crowd of protesters were ambushed by British troops and it became violent and five colonists were shot dead

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So that people wouldn't break out into chaos

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The colonies

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Around the 16th, 17th, and 18th century

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An agreement between the people that said that they would give away part of their individual freedom for protection

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Were created by John Locke because he believed that everyone had rights

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The colonies

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Mid 1600s

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Unalienable Rights that John Locke believed every human in America deserved

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Advocated independence from Great Britain

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Started in Europe and moved into the colonies

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Started in the eighteenth century

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An influential and philosophical movement that unleashed a tidal wave of new ideas

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One of the main reasons for the Enlightenment was the Seven Years War

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Written in the colonies

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First published in 1776

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Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine denounced the British Monarchy. Helped crack the power of reconciliationist leaders