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| Northern, Middle and Southern Colonies |
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| The original colonies were organized into these three regions |
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| This was the type of relationship that England had with the American colonies |
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| The Mayflower Compact of 1620 |
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| An agreement between the Pilgrims that listed the rules for how they wanted to live. It gave all people a say about the decisions in the colony. |
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| This event took place in a northern colony in 1773. The colonists dumped tea into the harbor. |
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| the idea that many things can cause something to happen. For example, an employee gets fired and can't pay their bills and then they get kicked out of their house. |
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| The idea that a country owns a colony so it can earn money for that country. The colonies help earn money to pay the mother country's debts. |
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| The Battles of Lexington and Concord |
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| Were known as "the shot heard 'round the world" |
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| This was the final battle of the American Revolution |
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| The French and Indian War |
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| This war was from 1754-1763 and resulted in a huge debt. England wanted the American colonies to help pay this debt. |
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| Taxation without Representation |
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| This was a slogan used by the colonists because they did not want to pay taxes without a say in government |
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| Tobacco, rice, indigo and cotton |
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| The main crops of the southern colonies. |
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| this is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. Many people began to believe that the colonies could win a war against Britain. |
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| The leader of the Continental Army |
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| These were the colonists who remained loyal to the British King and opposed the Revolutionary War. |
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