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King George Declares the Proclamation Line September 13, 1763

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King George Declares the Proclamation Line September 13, 1763

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After the war the colonists began to move further west because the french no longer occuppied it. That caused tension with the Indians. King George declares that the colonists can not settle lands west of the Appalachian mountains. So the colonists would not start a war with the natives.

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The Quartering Act stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American barracks and public houses. And if the soldiers outnumbered colonial housing, they would be quartered in inns, alehouses, barns, other buildings, etc.

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This is the british saying that any laws or legislature the colonials make for themselves it does not matter untill the british approve it. This was so that the british had total control over them and so that the colonials were treated the same and had all the same rules as teh englishmen.

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The Boston Massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five people because the British troops. The colonials were throwing snowballs and other objects at the soldiers and yelling at them to fire. They circled around them and one of the soldiers thought the captain yelled fire so they all fired.

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In an effort to save the troubled enterprise, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, and to commission agents who would have the sole right to sell tea in the colonies.

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It was an act of protest in which a group of 60 American colonists threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to agitate against both a tax on tea, which had been an example of taxation without representation, and the perceived monopoly of the East India Company.

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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington and Concord.
General Gage lead raids to the stockpiles of weapons the British had. Basically, this was the beginning of the American Revolution.

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British won this battle against the colonists. The British were led by General Howe while the colonists were led by General Gage. Although this was a defeat against the US, it is seen as a heroic stand against forces of oppression.

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This peition basically tried to avoid a war with Britian. Even though the peition declared American loyalty to the king, it was rejected.

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Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Thomas Paine collected various moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation.

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The Siege of Boston started from the 19th of April in 1775 and ended on the 17th of March in 1776. The New England militiamen, surrounded the town of Boston, Massachusetts so they could prevent the British troops from invading the colonies. The colonies, with the help of Washington, eventually made the British leave the town.

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The battle of New York in the American Revolution, was successful British action in Brooklyn, New York, against the American Continental Army and the first major battle of the war since the American declaration of independence

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Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776

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Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776

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The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement written by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which declared that the thirteen colonies were now independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. It was written by Thomas Jefferson.

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Colonists win this battle with the help of Washington. He sends a surprise attack to the Hessian soldiers.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Articles of Confederation created Novemer 15, 1777

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Articles of Confederation created Novemer 15, 1777

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The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States' first constitution. It was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present-day Constitution went into effect.

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Valley Forge was the military camp for the Continental Army. The weather was very harsh here, and the army had little supplies to provide them during war.

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The American general refused, so Clinton ordered the city bombarded with heated shot. As Charleston burned, Lincoln had no choice but to accept the inevitable. The siege of Charleston finally came to a close on May 12, 1780. With General Lincoln's surrender, an entire American army of roughly 5,000 men ceased to exist.

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Horatio Gates, who was the US General, loses to Cornwallis, who was the British General. This made US change their strategy while fighting in the South and hardens resolve to fight.

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This battle lasted from the 6th until the 19th of October. The colonists won with the help of Washington, Lafayette and the French navy. They force Cornwallis to surrender.

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This was the second Treaty of Paris. It ended the American Revolution between Britain and the colonies. The treaty basically allowed the colonists to be independent from Britain.