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These acts banned colonial merchants from shipping goods to foreign countries and limited which items could be imported to the colonies.

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Under the law, a tax was placed on the importation of sugar from the French West Indies, forcing the American rum distillers to buy more costly sugar from the British West Indies.

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The French and Indian War was a seven-year-long war between Britain and France. Many Native Americans allied with the French because they treated the Native Americans more fairly. Although fighting began in 1754, the war did not officially begin until 1756. They were fighting for the control of much of North America.

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It recognized the Indians' right to the land and it did not allow colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This made colonists very angry because they wanted to settle on the land and they did not want British soldiers to live with them

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This act taxed anything printed on paper by requiring colonists to buy a stamp, or seal, for paper products.

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This act required colonists to quarter, or house and feed, British soldiers.

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These acts made colonists pay taxes on imported tea, glass, paper, and other items to pay for rising military costs due to the Quartering Act.

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Colonists began to shout insults and throw snowballs at the soldier. Soon more soldiers arrived, and as a mob grew louder and angrier, shots were fired. This deadly riot resulted in five colonists being killed that evening

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This act made the British East india Company the only company allowed to sell tea to the colonies

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This was a protest by the American Colonists against the British government. They staged the protest by boarding three trade ships in Boston Harbor and throwing the ships' cargo of tea overboard into the ocean

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These acts were and effort to make the colonists pay for the tea and to keep the colonists from planning other attacks. These laws stopped all trade between Boston and Britain, did not allow town meetings, gave Britain control of the colony of Massachusetts, and strengthened the Quartering Act. Since the port of Boston was closed, the trading of goods between the colonies also stopped which greatly impacted the economies of all the colonies.

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The Battle of Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775

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The Battle of Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775

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By 1775 the British government stopped ignoring events that led to the war of independence. They also thought the colonists were a big threat. So General Gage decided to destroy the weapons and ammunition he heard that were in concord. But by 9:30 the secret wasn't a secret the colonists already knew that the British were coming. The 3 riders were stopped by British officers while Dawes and Prescott escaped but Revere was held off for a couple of hours. During this time the colonists were getting ready for the battle. When the British arrived at Lexington they found militia men in position no one knows who shot the first bullet there. Then the British were going to Concord. This time the colonists fought back and then they won and the British retreated to Boston and the colonists won.

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The declaration of independence was written by Thomas Jefferson it took seventeen days for him to write it. The Declaration of independence was the most important document in history the document was made so the colonists could say how they feel about the taxes this also started the Revolutionary war.

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Winter at Valley Forge December 1777 - June 1778

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Winter at Valley Forge December 1777 - June 1778

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Valley Forge is where George Washington led his army to stay for the winter. Winter at Valley Forge was difficult for the soldiers because they did not have enough supplies also some men left the army because they did not want to die from the cold weather or food.

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The French allied with the American colonists and blocked all the ways for General Cornwallis to escape. Then Cornwallis surrenders to the American colonists.

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The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America.

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The Louisiana purchase is when France gave the U.S their land because France was fighting 2 wars and needed money. The U.S only wanted New Orleans because it has a port and then there economic would grow but instead Napoleon decided to give them all of their land and now the U.S is one of the biggest countries in the world.

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Lewis and Clark began their expedition in 1804. They were worried that they had to fight the native americans but instead they made alliances with them. A native american joined them named Sacagawea she can speak 2 languages and knows the cultures. Lewis and Clark found about 200 plants and animals , it took them 2 years to do this expedition and they drew 140 maps and charts.

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The Oregon trail was a trail that was going to Oregon city a lot of American pioneers were going on this trail to start a new life.

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it outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line of the Louisiana Territory. also made Missouri a slave state and Maine a non-slave state.

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Before the Indian Removal Act the Cherokee were living peacefully in their homeland. One day the Cherokee found gold in their land and the whites wanted the land because then they could get land for farming, get rich and mine gold. The government told the Supreme court and they said it ruled in favor of the Cherokee.The Cherokee didn't want to leave but three tribe members signed the treaty and the Indian Removal Act started and nothing can stop it.

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The Trail of Tears was a long walk from Georgia to a reservation in Arkansas this trip was about 800 miles for the Cherokee.When it was summer and the hot sun killed many people and John Ross begged the soldier to walk in the winter but it was even worse snow fell and the wind whistled they had to sleep in the open and walk all day.

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This was the first battle of the civil war the unions lost this battle to the confederate army because they didn't have enough supplies and ammunition but no one died in this battle.

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Abraham Lincoln made this proclamation so people that are slaves in the south are free.

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This was a speech made by Abraham Lincoln to honor the soldiers that died in the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Sherman and his army marched to the atlantic ocean destroying everything that was in their way like farms,plantations,peoples houses, and many more.

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The confederates surrender to the union army ending slavery in the southern states.

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Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.