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1754-1763
British & Indians were both interested in the Ohio River Valley. Resulted in British Victory.

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1754
in 1754, Ben Franklin proposed colonist unite to form a central colonial government

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Treaty Of Paris (ends the French and Indian War)

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Treaty Of Paris (ends the French and Indian War)

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1763
Formally ended the French and Indian war
ItEliminated French power in North America,British take control of New France; gained all territory east of the Mississippi.

Also Spain gave Florida to Britain
The British in debt needed money to pay for the war.

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1763-1766
Pontiac’s Rebellion was a war waged by Indians of the Great Lakes region against British rule after the French and Indian War.

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1763
No colonist could cross over the Appalachians and settle into Ohio River Valley without direct approval from British officials

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1765
stamp purchased on all printed materials.

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1765
Aka the First Congress. This was the first gathering of elected representatives from several of the American colonies to devise a unified protest against new British taxation. Place where they coined the term "No taxation without representation."

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1767
passed after the repeal of the Stamp Act, it was a tax on imported glass, lead, paper, paint, tea.

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1770
The Boston Massacre was an incident that took place on March 5, 1770 where British soldiers fired upon colonists killing 5 after a controversial "fire!" rose from the massive crowd.

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1773
One of the Townshead Acts that heavily taxed Tea. (After Coffee became popular since it was cheap)

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1773
Members of the Sons and Daughters of liberty dressed like Indians, snuck on a ship containing British Tea and dumped it overboard.

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1774
The Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts & Quebec Act were a series of acts or laws passed by the British Parliament specifically towards the Massachusetts colonists after their actions at the Boston Tea Party.

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1774

Met in Phila, 1774-12 of 13 colonies attended
Wrote Grievances
Did not want independence

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1775
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired

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1774

Sent Grievances to the king
Plan on how to raise money for military
Washington led army

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1775
British Victory
Call for independence growing
King hired Hessians

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1776
All people have certain "natural rights"
4 parts= Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of grievances, and Resolution
Life,liberty,pursuit of happiness

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1776
Washington crossed Delaware River and defeated the British

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1777

Britain tried to capture Hudson River Valley

Plan: Burgoyne move south and Howe move north

Burgoyne left and defeated at Saratoga

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Treaty of Paris (ends the Revolutionary War

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Treaty of Paris (ends the Revolutionary War

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1783
Granted US Independence
Land west to Miss.
Britain loses everything
North to Great Lakes
South thru Florida
Loyalists weren't persecuted