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The British fought against the French and the natives allies over land in Ohio River Valley. The Treaty of Paris ended the war.

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This is the document signed the British and French leaders that ended the war.

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The king issued the Proclamation to stop the colonists from going west Appalachian Mountains. This angered the colonists.

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British government taxed every piece of printed paper that colonist used. This included legal documents, newspapers, licenses, and even playing cards.

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A group of colonial men who protested the unjust taxes of the British. Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Benedict Arnold, Joseph Warren.

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England taxed glass, lead, tea and paper. It was repealed in 1770 on everything except tea.

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On March 5 1770, the colonists were protesting in front of the Custom House. Soldiers were defending the House. During the protest, British fired shots into the crowd killing 5 people.

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Sons of Liberty, protested the Tea Tax by dumping crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.

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The Intolerable Acts shut down Boston Harbor, shut down the economy, said colonists had to quarter soldiers, and placed Massachusetts under martial law.

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Members of each colony meet together and they sent a document to Britain, to try to work out their differences to take back or repeal The Intolerable Acts.

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British wanted to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock and take him at Lexington and take ammo from Concord. Patriot militas held off the British and won the first official battle of the American Revolutionary War. It is called "The Shot Around The World".

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Second in the American Revolutionary War British victory over the Patriots. British won because the Patriots ran out of ammunition, so the British won the second battle of The Revolutionary War.

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Delegates met again this time, they decided to create a Continental Army. They made George Washington the commander in chief of the army. They voted to print their own money. This congress made the government of the colonies, they wrote the Olive Branch Petition, which formally request peace from England.

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George Washington and the troops took control of Boston, and the British left the city.

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A document written by Thomas Jefferson. It officially declared the colonies' independence for freedom from England.

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General William Howe led the British to take over New York from George Washington and the Patriots.

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Patriot spy Nathan Hale sentenced to death

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Patriot spy Nathan Hale sentenced to death

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Patriot spy Nathan Hale a teacher and a spy for the Patriots to death penalty and was executed. Quote: I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country, he died in the Winter of 1776 for death penalty.

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George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River in a surprise attack at Trenton NJ. They defeated the Hessians for a victory.

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Known as the turning point in the war, a victory for the Patriots, the British surrendered to the Americans during this battle.

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Patriots Morale was very low they had suffered defeat and had to withdraw that were very low on supplies like clothing, and food, winter was brutal. Washington kept a detailed journal of this time and wrote many letters to congress, begging for supplies for his troops.

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Benjamin Franklin helped to convince the French to support the American colonies as an ally. They loaned money, sent weapons, ammunition, uniforms, supplies, and also troops and ships. The Dutch also became an ally and also sent ammunition.

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The Battle of Yorktown, lasted 3 weeks. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in a penisula near Yorktown. French and The Patriots trapped the British they had no where to go, and they got trapped cause they had no where to go French and the Patriots, had a good strategy.

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Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Lay, and British officials neogatiated the Treaty of Paris a peace treaty. This was the last main event in the American Revolutionary War.