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*Signed September 3, 1783.
*The treaty recognized America s a free and independent country for the first time.
*England sent two delegates to Paris to negotiate the treaty, but only wanted to stay as long as necessary.

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*Produced the pamphlet Common Sense that challenged the rule of the American colonies by the King of England.
*In 1777, Paine became secretary of the Congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs.
* He strongly protested British taxation.

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*Was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress
*first rose to prominence leading widespread opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765 imposed by the British Parliament without consulting the American legislatures
*Defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre and tarnished his reputation.

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*He wasthe king of England from June 4, 1738 to January 29, 1820.
*Enforced all of the acts, including the Stamp Act 1765, The Tea Act 1773, and the Sugar Act 1764.
*A solid Protestant that believed he held ultimate power above the country and church.

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*George Washington was appointed commander of the Continental Army in 1775.
*Changed his battle tactics to Guerilla-warfare, leading us to win the Revolutionary War
*Made the key decision to hold Cornwallis captive until the British agreed to end conflict and sign a treaty.

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* A British Army officer and colonial administrator.
*Surrendered his troops to George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown.
*Fought in the Seven Year's War and served as a member of Parliament, where he opposed the imposition of duties that proved highly controversial in the colonies.

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*Was an extreme nationalist and patriot.
*He was an early member of the Sons of Liberty and took part in the Boston Tea Party.
*April 1775, Revere won his role in history and legend by making his "midnight" ride to Lexington and Concord to warn the Patriots there of the British advance from Boston.

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* He served more than two years in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
*He was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence in his position as president of Congress.
*Hancock was one of Boston's leaders during the crisis that led to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775.

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*The shots were fired by British soldiers in the streets of Boston in 1770.
*Paul Revere painted an untrue portrayal of the massacre and made the British men seem like they slaughtered colonists.
*A false word got around that they were told to attack, but the man in charge was telling them not to. Therefore there was more anger between Countries.

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*This american victory was  the turning point in the war.
*Americans switched from shooting in a line towards their enemies to Guerrilla warfare.
*The FIRST American victory!

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*Was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
*Committed high treason against Britain by signing the Declaration of Independence.
* Jefferson was appointed as a Virginia delegate of the  Congress of the Confederation.

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*In 1776, he was part of the five-member committee that helped draft the Declaration of Independence, in which the 13 American colonies declared their freedom from British rule.
*That same year, Congress sent Franklin to France to enlist that nation's help with the Revolutionary War.
*He also negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War (1775-83)

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*Happened in 1775 when British troops were sent to confiscate weapons from the colonists and ran into an untrained and angry militia
*The militia defeated 700 British soldiers and surprised themselves with a victory.
*Paul Revere warns everyone on horseback about the incoming soldiers on in famous "midnight ride".

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*The LAST battle that took place from September to October 1781.
*Colonial victory over Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the Revolutionary War.
*Washington held Cornwallis captive until the British agreed to end the conflict by signing a surrender.

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*A British law that was set in 1764 on the colonists.
*Taxed anything with molasses or sugar in it.
*Occurred during a depression for the colonists and fueled anger due to lack of money and ways to live.

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*Was set in place by King George III in 1765.
*Put a direct tax on all printed materials made in the colonies to prevent dissension from being printed.
*This act required a stamp n every piece of paper, document, licenses, newspapers or any other publications or they could be fined and/or arrested.

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*Happened on December 16, 1773.
*A group of angry colonists dressed as Native Americans and boarded the East India Company boats and threw ll tea and everything on board over.
*This upset Britain because the tea was supposed to be sold to the colonists for high prices.

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*1754-1763, it was war between France and Great Britain, also known as the Seven Years' War.
*The war provided Great Britain with enormous territorial gain and caused conflict with colonists.
*After the Puritan rule in Massachusetts, Great Britain regained control over the state causing turmoil.

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*Was set into motion in 1773.
*A law that allowed the British East Indian Company to ship their goods directly to the colonies for a bargain price.
*This was an extreme monopoly and the sale of "legal" tea in the 13 colonies and the colonists didn't like the extra taxes.

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*King George III issued the document to avid further wars and increase cooperation with the Native Americans on October 7th.
*Stated that the British would have control over trade and westward expansion, and this upset the colonists.
*Also stated that colonists could not move west of the Appalachia.

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*September 1775, AFTER the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
*Set an agreement that colonists must respond to military treat from Britain.
*Continental Army was created and General George Washington was given command.

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*Convened in Philadelphia from September- October 1774.
*Was held to discuss the King and their grievances.
*Agreed to meet again in a year if their issues were not met.

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*Traditionally believed to have been adopted on July 2nd and signed on July 4, 1776.
*Seen as THE BIGGEST ACT OF TREASON TOWARDS BRITAIN.
*Declared once and for all that the colonies were independent and free states.