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What: A pamphlet supporting the Independence of the American colonies.
Who: Written by Thomas Paine.

Where: Philadelphia.
When: Published 1776.
Why: To expand on why Independence is important.
How: It became a Best-Seller very quickly and was inspired by the Enlightenment Era.
Source: http://www.ushistory.org/us/10f.asp

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What: A document written to explain our natural birthrights.

Who: Written by Jean Jacques Rousseau.

Where: Europe.
When: 1761.
Why: To inform people of their natural born rights.
How: To share his view on government.
Source: http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/rousseau-the-social-contract-and-discourses

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What: A conflict over land in the Americas.

Who: French and Indians vs. England and the American colonies.

Where: North America.
When: 1754 -1763.
Why: The French and American colonies were fighting over the Ohio River Valley.
How: The four groups joined into two and the British ultimately won.
Source: Class notes.

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What: An era of time where people began to use reason instead of religion to answer everything.

Who: Many philosophers, writers and authors such as Thomas Paine, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Issac Newton, etc.

Where: Europe, and influenced the American colonies.
When: 1685 - 1815.
Why: Because many people wanted to find real answers, instead of praying and saying god did everything.
How: Many mathematicians, writers, and philosophers studied the surrounding world to find answers.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/enlightenment

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What: Rights that cannot be taken away from any individual.

Who: John Locke and Thomas Paine are just two of many writers to mention them.

Where: first ideas showed up in Europe.
When: 1600s - 1700s.
Why: The rights are inalienable.
How: The cannot be taken away.
Source: https://fee.org/articles/john-locke-natural-rights-to-life-liberty-and-property/

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What: An unorganized protest.

Who: American colonists and British soldiers.
Where: Boston, Massachusetts.
When: March 7, 1770.
Why: The colonists were protesting taxation without representation.
How: The British soldiers became panicked and opened fire on the crowd.
Source: http://www.bostonmassacre.net/

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What: Laws passed to make trading with colonies strict.

Who: British and the colonies.

Where: England, enforced in colonies.
When: 1600s
Why: To avoid competition with British and American colonies.
How: By forcing and goods traded with the colonies to pass through England first. Also allowing them to sell only certain goods.
Source: http://www.slideserve.com/emera/events-leading-up-to-the-american-revolution

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What: People who supported the British remaining to have control over the colonies.

Who: Mostly British and British troops with a few Colonists.

Where: Europe and the British colonies.
When: 1700s
Why: To gain money for England and have the British to support the colonies.
How: Taxing the Colonies and fighting against independence.
Source: Class notes/ Live Lesson.

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What: People who supported independence for the American colonies.
Who: Mostly the 13 colonies.

Where: East coast of North America.
When: 1700s
Why: To gain independence from the British.
How: By petitioning goods and avoiding taxes from British.
Source: Class notes/Live Lesson.

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What: The last battle in the American Revolution.

Who: American colonists and French vs. British.

Where: Yorktown, Virginia.
When: 1781.
Why: The American colonists were fighting for Independence.
How: The American colonists won with help from France.
Source: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_yorktown1781.html

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What: A planned meeting between delegates.

Who: all the colonies except Georgia sent representatives.

Where: Philadelphia.
When: 1774.
Why: To discuss problems with the British and create a solution to heavy taxation.
How: The final decision was to avoid British goods and send a Petition the the King.
Source: http://www.boston-tea-party.org/timeline.html

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What: A planned protest on British tea.

Who: Sons of Liberty and colonists all dressed as Mohawk Indians.
Where: Boston, Massachusetts.
When: December 16, 1773.
Why: They were protesting heavy taxation on tea.
How: The colonists dumped massive amounts of tea off a British ship.
Source: http://www.boston-tea-party.org/timeline.html

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What: A document written following the French and Indian War.

Who: Written by British directed to French and colonists.
Where: England, sent to the colonies.
When: 1763.
Why: To prevent the colonies from moving into Indian territory and requiring British troops for protection.
How: The proclamation prohibited any movement of the colonies west past the Appalachian mountains.
Source: Class notes.