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| two consequences of the revolution? |
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| freedom from british, brought colonies closer |
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| before then the colonies were bound to the british empire because interdependency |
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| the british saw the colonies as what? |
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| money, another possession they could rule |
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| taxation without representation |
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| rally by colonists because of the taxation of british empire |
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| designed to make the british east india company a monopoly on tea |
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| taxation on all documents, the most infamous tax |
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| when the british closed western settlement, what did this violate? |
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| the "free land" statement |
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| small group of bostonians took matter in their own hands, they were reponsible for the boston tea party |
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| series of laws that were ridiculous |
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| committees of correspondence |
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| group that coordinated written communication with other colonies |
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| "give me liberty or give me death". pushed for a bill of rights |
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| body of representatives who met to respond to the intolerable acts, and draft the declaration of independence |
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| who was teh king during the declaration of independence? |
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| what was a flaw of the continental congress? |
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| it was a government made by the governed |
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| a group of people united on some acceptable basis |
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| author of declaration of independence |
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| connection between "declaration of independence" and "second treatise" |
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| they were pretty stating the same things |
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| thomas payne and "common sense" |
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| a book written on why the colonies should declare war with britian |
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| what was a con of the british? |
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| they had crappy officers who didn't know how to make decisions |
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| militas were used as reinforcements but also for what? |
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| instruments of political education |
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| the first characteristic men must have |
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| half god, half human, george washington |
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