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The Albany Plan of Union was a plan that was to created fuse together the Thirteen Colonies and make one government for them. This was done because the colonies needed a more centralized government. This plan ended up not working out because the colonies were afraid of losing their own self government. The British also didn't like this plan because they waned the management of colones to be more simple.

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The French and Indian war was fought to see if Britain or France would have power over North America. France had Indian allies when fighting against Britain. Britain and France were mostly fighting over the land but there was also disagreement about the balance of power in Europe. The war ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris which untimely ended in Britain gaining a lot of territory in North America.

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The Stamp Act was made by the British Parliament under King George lll. It imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American colonies, though not in England. This Act was passed in order to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' War. The Stamp Act wasn't popular because colonists considered it a violation of their rights as Englishmen to be taxed without their consent.

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The Boston Massacre was deadly riot that happened on King Street in Boston. These riots were started because of a street brawl between American colonists and a British solider. This caused soldiers to fire their weapons into a large crowd and killed colonists. This event helped unite the colonies against Britain. The Boston Massacre caused colonists to desire independence and the dead rioters becomes symbols of liberty.

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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists were angry at Britain for imposing taxes upon them without them having any say in their government's policies. As a result of the anger, American colonists dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. This event just further fueled the tension between Britain and America.

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The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea party. The laws were meant to punish the colonies for the Tea Party protest. The Five Acts were the Boston Part Act, The Massachusetts Government Act, The Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. These laws became the major push that led to the American Revolution.

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The First Continental Congress declared that the laws in the thirteen act of Parliament violated the colonists rights. A compact was made among the colonists to boycott British goods unless the parliament took away the Intolerable Acts. The colonists ended boycotting British goods by not allowing British good to be brought in or out.

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The Second Continental Congress functioned more like a normal government. They appointed ambassadors, issued paper currency, raised the continental Army through conscription, and appointed generals to lead the army. During this period there was more tension between the colonies and the British leading up to the war. The Continental Congress attempted to bring peace to the British while also asserting independence and eventually going to war with British forces. The congress appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army and went to fight in the Revolutionary War.

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The war started because the colonists didn't like being under British rule. The American Revolution began with the skirmishes between British regulars and American colonist in Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. This escalated from colonial uprising into a world war.

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The Deceleration of Independence states three basic ideas: God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The main purpose of the deceleration was to assist the Second Continental Congress in obtaining aid from foreign countries. The document also outlines the history of abuses the colonists suffered under British rule. This document pretty much says if the government tries to withhold people's basic human rights, the people are free to revolt. This meant that the colonies had the right to separate them selfs from British rule. This is why we celebrate Independence day because it's the day we claimed Independence from British rule.

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In October 1781, the war pretty much came to an end when General Cornwallis forced British troops to surrender at Yorktown, Virginia. The war wasn't official over until 1783 though with the Treaty of Paris. This treaty made it to where Britain recognized the United States as an independent country and Americans gained their independence from foreign rule.