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the u.s war of independence was the insurrection fought Between 1775 and 1783 through witch 13 of great Britain north American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign united states of america founded with the declaration of indepence

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french indian war

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taxes the intolerable acts

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Boston massacre

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The intolerable acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government.

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Tensions began to grow, and in Boston in February 1770 a patriot mob attacked a British loyalist, who fired a gun at them, killing a boy. In the ensuing days brawls between colonists and British soldiers eventually culminated in the Boston massacre.

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What are the major battles of the revolutionary war? April 19, 1775 — The battles of Lexington and Concord, Ma. May 10, 1775 — The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y. June 6, 1775

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Where were the battles fought the majority of the war was fought in New York, New Jersey, and South Carolina, with more than 200 separate skirmishes and battles occurring in each of these three colonies.

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John Adams was the defense attorney for the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. He would later become a great leader in the Revolution and the 2nd president of the United States

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General Washington did not have an easy task. He had a ragtag army of colonial farmers to fight trained British soldiers. However, he managed to hold the army together even during tough times and losing battles. Over the course of six years George led the army to victory over the British. His victories include the famous crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas and the final victory at Yorktown, Virginia. The British Army surrendered in Yorktown on October 17, 1781.

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Thomas Jefferson, a spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809). ... As the “silent member” of the Congress, Jefferson, at 33, drafted the Declaration of Independence.

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French and Indian war/Seven Years' war, 1754–63. The french and Indian war was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' war. The french and indian war began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.

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Before the American revolution there were protest  and arguments people were mad because there taxes were high so there Then some small skirmishes between the colonists and the local British army so things just got worse and worse until great Britain were at war.

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the war was going on for 4 years so they all sign a paper and it was Declaration of Independence so they all agreed to sign it and they lived a happily ever after

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One of the main reasons that the colonists rebelled against Great Britain is that they felt they were not represented in the British government. The British government was making new laws and taxes on the colonies, but the colonies had no say. They wanted to have some say in the British government if they were going to pay high taxes and have to live by British law.

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The new government of the United States was different than the government of the colonist's homeland, Great Britain. They decided that they didn't want to be ruled by a king anymore. They wanted a government that was ruled by the people. The new government would be a democratic government with leaders elected by the people and balances of power to make sure that no one could become king.

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there were battles all around America french indian war,taxes and intolerable,Boston massacre lasted 4 years