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Information found in the McDougal Littell textbook "The Americans"

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An order (WHAT) given by the British government to the colonists (WHO) in 1763 (WHEN) establishing that they were not to settle (WHY) past a line to the west of the Appalachian Mountains (WHERE) .

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In 1770 (WHEN), in the heart of Boston (WHERE)rose a clash between the colonists and British soldiers(WHO) which ultimately killed 5 colonists(WHAT) because of an argument over shipyard jobs (WHY)

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In 1774 (WHEN) 56 delegates (WHO) from across the colonies assembled in Philadelphia (WHERE) and wrote the declaration of colonial rights (WHAT) in order to defend the rights of the colonies especially with handling its own affairs (WHY).

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In Yorktown Virginia (WHERE), in the fall of 1781 (WHEN) rebels surrounded the British (WHO) troops on the peninsula of Yorktown (WHAT) in order to gain control of ports (WHY).

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Colonists (WHO) who were in support of the colonies' (WHERE) separation and independence from English rule (WHAT) before and during the Revolutionary War (WHEN) because they were exhausted by the unfair treatment by the British monarchy (WHY).

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Colonists (WHO) who kept loyalty to the British king (WHAT) during the Revolutionary War (WHEN) which took place in the colonies (WHERE) because they believed that England would end up winning the conflict (WHY).

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Laws enacted by parliment (WHO) in 1651 (WHEN) that would tighten England's ultimate control (WHAT)over the western colonies (WHERE) to create trade restrictions (WHY).

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From 1754 to 1763 (WHEN), a war (WHAT) between France and England (WHO) took place in both the northern colonies and Europe (WHERE)  because of a fight for land (WHY) ending with a British victory gaining them territory in modern day Canada and the Ohio River Valley  (WHAT).

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In a the Boston harbor (WHERE) in 1773 (WHEN) enraged colonists (WHO) overtook a British ship filled with teas and spices, dumping them into the harbor (WHAT) as a protest against the high taxes on tea (WHY).

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As the Revolution (WHEN) brewed in the colonies (WHERE) and Congress (WHO) developed the Declaration of Independence, the idea that if you are a part of the society, then you agree to the rules (WHAT) in order to insure order and consent of the governed and ultimately the natural rights (WHY).

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In 1776 (WHEN) representatives from the colonies (WHERE) to include: Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and John Adams,(WHO) wrote and ratified the declaration of independence which listed Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness (WHAT) to be basic human rights (WHY).

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In 1776 (WHEN) selling nearly 500,000 copies, Thomas Paine (WHO) published the pamphlet called "Common Sense" (WHAT) that called for the long anticipated separation from England (WHY) by the colonies (WHERE).

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In the mid 18th century (WHEN), scholars such as Benjamin Franklin (WHO) in both Europe and the colonies (WHERE) brought about a period of great advancement in Science and Math (WHAT) because religious faith began to cause doubts throughout the world (WHY).