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On April 18th of 1775 700 soldiers met the British first at Lexington then at Concord. This event is considered the " Shot heard around the world". This was the kick off of the American Revolution.

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Committees of Congress helped organize the meeting for the colonist to discuss on how to deal with the British. All of the colonies representatives met in Philadelphia, except Georgia's. At the meeting the most of them wanted a political compromise, but some wanted revenge.

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The peace talks started in Paris 1782. Ben Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay were involved. The treaty was signed a year later. Britain recognized American Independence and boundaries were set by U.S. : Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River and Canada down to Florida.

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The Intolerable Act was a response to the Boston Tea Party. The colonist showed to sympathy for destroying the tea, and in response the British punished the colonist, especially Massachusetts. They closed the Boston Harbor, took away town meetings, and enforced a new quartering act. While the British were trying to make an example out Massachusetts, they actually turned other colonist against them.

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A tax passed in 1765 by the British that put a tax on every piece of printed paper used by the colonists. This included documents, titles, playing cards, newspapers, and much more. The purpose of this tax was to raise money to protect and defend the colonists. This angered the colonists and led to Ben Franklin's famous quote "No Taxation Without Representation".

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In Sept. 1777, Saratoga, New York. A battle between Horatio Gates and Johnny Burgoyne Benedict Arnold and Daniel Morgan won major battles for Gates. Oct. 17, Burgoyne surrendered.

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The tea act created many problems because the colonist were they just spent all that money on tea, just for the prices to be lower. During this time the Sons of Liberty boycotted tea, but coffee became popular. The American colonist disguised as Native Americans and dumped around $1 million of tea in the Boston Harbor.

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On Christmas 1776, Washington wanted a victory. Washington crossed the Delaware River with 2,400 of his men. 200 people were killed at Princeton. The biggest impact the battles made were boots in morale for the colonies.

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In an attempt to decrease Native American tensions, Britain divided the British and Native American lands. No white settlements were allowed west of the Appalachians, but the colonists ignored this rule.

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May 1773, the tea act was enabled to lower the prices of tea. Americans were forced to purchase tea from the British East Indian Company, creating a monopoly. This made the colonist angry.

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This treaty ended the French & Indian War. It gave the British all lands east of the Mississippi and Florida, except New Orleans. The French also handed over Quebec. Britain fully controlled all of the American Colonies after this point.

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In June 17, 1775. The British general was William Howe. After 2 ineffective attacks, the 3rd attack from the British was successful and had the Americans running.

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The Boston Massacre was not really a massacre, only 5 people were killed. The 'massacre' occurred on March 5th, 1770, when a Patriot 'mob' threw snowballs, sticks, stones, and clubs at British soldiers.

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Ottawa tribe leader Chief Pontiac wished to cut ties with the British and return to a tradition way of life. His tribe launched several attacks on British forts, killing 2000 people. Eventually, the British weakened the Native Americans with tactics like biological warfare and forced them to sign a peace treaty.

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In June 1776, Richard Henry Lee introduced a motion to declare independence, which led to drafting a declaration that was signed by Thomas Jefferson. On June 2, 1776, the 2nd Continental Congress voted for independence

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A war between the French and the British from 1754 to 1763 as a result of conflict over the lands of Ohio and West Pennsylvania. The Indians sided with the French because of their trade relations. To their dismay, Britain won the war and took full control of the American Colonies.

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The Townshend act was when the British put taxes on paper, paint, glass , and tea. This led to a boycott by the colonists, but the main colonies involved were Boston and New York. The British sent solders causing extreme tension

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Agreed to fight the British, they appointed George Washington to be the leader of the new Continental Army. They made the Olive Branch Petition to petition King George for peace but it didnt work.

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This was a plan created by Ben Franklin in an attempt to unite the colonies under one government. The goal of the Albany Plan of Union was to manage trade, Indian relations, and defense; however, it was not passed.

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In response to the Stamp Act, Ben Franklin suggested the colonists be represented in Parliament. The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting between the colonists to discuss their voice and tactics like boycotting Britain. It was based on the principle "No Taxation Without Representation".