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| full American independence territory west of appalachian coded to America loyalists to be compensated sezied property fishing rights off of Newfoundland |
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| American society during the Revolution |
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| British-occupied cities new governments fighting by any with experience loaned money African-Americans and Native Americans involved |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| states joined for foreign congress reigned supreme(lacked executive and judicial),one vote per states 2/3 vote for bills unanimous for amendments too much power to states unable to regulate commerce or taxes |
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| Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom |
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| foundation for first amendment of religion not influenced by state |
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| settlers to pay the expenses of a servant's voyage and be granted land for each person they brought over headright system |
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| search warrants on shipping to reduce smuggling challenged by James Otis |
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| similar to Navigatio raised money to pay colonial officials by Americans taxes led to Boston boycott of English luxuries |
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| increased tariff on sugar (and other imports)attempted to harder enforce existing tariffs |
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| taxes on all legal documents to support British troops not approved by colonists through their representatives |
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| prohibited the colonies from issuing paper money to pay destabilized colonial economy |
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| all English subjects are represented in Parliament including those not allowed to vote |
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| group off Bostonians in opposition to the Stamp Act sought to drive stamp distributors from the city |
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| organized and controlled resistance against Parliamentary acts in less violent(strength of martyrdom) advocated nonimportation |
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| allowed Parliament to completely legislate over the colonies limited colonists' say |
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| British soldiers shot into crowd of snowball fight two of nine soldiers (defended by John Adams)found guilty of manslaughter |
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| Comittees of Correspondence |
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| committees appointed from differnt colonies to communicate on matters asserted rights to self government cooperaton between colonies |
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| intended to save British East India Company from bankruptcy could sell directly to consumers rather than through wholesalers(lowered prices to compete with smuggled tea) |
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| peaceful destruction of British tea in Boston Harbor by colonists disguised as Indians |
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