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| The 1754 war where the British Army and American malitia men fought against the French and their Indian allies. |
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| armed citizens of the colonies who serve as soldiers in time of emergency. |
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| Ended the war with Braitain winning and getting all French claims in Canada and most of North America. |
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| The king of England closed all lands west of the Appalachian Mts. to American colonists. This was not popular with the colonists. |
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| British tax on all printed material in order to raise money to pay for the French and Indian War. |
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| A tax passed by England on molassses used for making rum in order to pay for the French and Indian War. |
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| The American colonists refused to buy British goods because of the taxes placed on the goods. |
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| A group of angry colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor as a protest against British taxes. |
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| First Continental Congress |
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| this group advised colonists to begin to form malitias and recommended continuing the boycott of British goods. |
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| Battle of Lexington and Concord |
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| The first battle of the Revolutionary War. The "shot heard round the world" |
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| A protest in Boston that resulted in British troops firing on colonists and killing 5. |
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| A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine stating for the first time that complete independence from England was necessary. |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| A document written by Thomas Jefferson stating the reasons the colonies wanted to be independent of British control. |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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| The group of colonists who issued the Declaration of Independence to the King of England. |
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| taxation without representation |
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| The colonists view that they should not be taxed by England without any representation in British government. |
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| Actually it took place on Breed's Hill just outside of Boston. It was won by the British, but they suffered heavy casualties trying to take the hill. The colonist has to leave it because they ran out of ammo. |
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| foreign troops hired by England to fight in wars. |
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| Where Washington crossed the Delaware River to attack at Christmas time. A great American victory. |
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| A greatAmerican victory which marked the turing point in the war. Franc came into the war on the side of the colonists. |
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| Ended the Revolutionary War with Britain recognizing the independence of America and establishing the boundary between the US and Canada as far as the Mississippi River. |
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| a feeling of love for our country by the new Americans. |
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| Higher prices on goods due to the war and English blockades |
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| the selling of scarce items at high prices to make a profit. |
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