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| British fought against the Native Americans and the French over who owned the land in the Ohio River Valley |
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| 1765 - taxed all printed materials |
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| To get rid of (a tax). Stamp act was repealed 1766 |
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| 1770 - taxed paint lead glass and tea |
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| 1773 - Patriots dressed as Native Americans protesting the tea tax and the British East India tea company by dumping tea into the harbor. |
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| Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
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| 1775 - these battles started the American Revolution |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| 1776 - document that declared the colonies to be a free independent country (written by Thomas Jefferson) |
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| Someone who wants to be independent from England |
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| 1770 - an incident where 5 patriots were killed by British soldiers. Patriots were harassing soldiers and throwing rocks at them. |
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| Led the British Army during the French and Indian War |
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| Group of representatives that met to talk about how to deal with Great Britain |
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| 1777 - important victory for the colonists |
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| ruler of British government |
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| 1781 Final battle of the Revolutionary War. General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington |
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