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16 Cards in this Set
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Proclamation of 1763
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the british issued this proclamation which prevented colonists to settle west of the appleachians
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French and Indian War
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A war in north america between France and Britain. Britain defeated France and gained control of french canada
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Quartering Act
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a law passed by parliament that required colonists to house and supply british soldiers
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Taxes
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a levy imposed on goods
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Colonial Protests
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The colonists were outraged that they were being taxed without representation so they organized boycotts and protests
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Foreign Aid In The Revolutionary War
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France supported the colonies to get back at Britain
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Encampment At Valley Forge
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Washington's Army camped at Valley Forge in southern pennsylvania without any supplies and few men. The winter was cold and they didn't have blankets. The soldiers grew weak and a quarter of them died from malnutrition, cold, or disease
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Outcome of the Revolutionary War
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General Cornwallis surrendered the battle of yorktown and the BRITISH LOST
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Treaty of Paris
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A document with six conditions giving America Independence and saying what Britain cant due
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The Enlightenment
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a movement that emphasized reason and the scientific method. also others applied the ideas of natural rights
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Boston Massacre
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A small fight between british soldiers and colonists where 5 colonists died
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Boston Tea Party
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The sons of liberty dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act
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Intolerable Acts
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A series of laws enacted by parliament to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
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The first battles in the Revolutionary war. After this Americans had to choose sides and back up their political opinions by fighting
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Common Sense
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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It helped convince many colonists that a break from Britain was necessary
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Declaration of Independence
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A document declaring American Independence from Britain. It was written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by over 50 people. It was drafted on July 4th 1776
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