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... Compensate ships seized, Opened trade in India, Evacuate western forts.
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Regulated the value of foreign coins according to the silver content
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Passed comprehensive slave codes regulating hpw slabves can interact with citizeens.
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Georgia recieves it's charter and becomes a colony.
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Parliament passed, forbidding anyone from accepting and paper money issued by New England colonies as legal tender.
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Becomes a Royal colony
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Begin between Britain and France over claims over land in the Ohio River Valley. The Battle of Quebec was the turning point of the war allowing Britian to eventually win.
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Ended the French and Indian war. In the treaty, France gave up all of its territories in mainland North America. Britain gained the land west of the Mississippi and Florida from Spain
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Gave land to the Iroquois that was promised by King George III. Settlers had fought for this land during the French and Indian War and now had to move off of it.
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The first direct tax on American colonies, taxed items must bear a stamp.
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Each colonial assembly was directed to provide for the basic needs of soldiers stationed within borders.
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Replaced the stamp act. Stated that the paraliement has supreme pwoer over the colonist.
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Passed as result of New York refusing to comply with the Quartering Act. Suspened the New York assembly.
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Virginia boycotts slaves brought by British ships. The Royal Governor of Virginia dissolved the House of Burgesses as a result.
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An incident when a lone soldier guarding the Kings money began to be harassed by some locals and a mob began to form. The soldier warrying about the money being stolen called for back up. This ended with 5 locals and 2 boys dead.
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William Duddington the Captian of the queen's ship Gaspee was known to loot other navy vessels and abuse his power. A ship coming from Newport baited the Gaspee aground. Colonist heard of this and got the crew off the ship and looted and burned the ship down.
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Not enacted to generate revenue. Gave monopoly to East India Company Tea on direct sales to the colonies.
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Colonist did not want to have to pay the taxes on the tea. At night colonist dressed as Native Americans boarded the East Indian Company ships and dumped the tea into the water.
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Passed by British Parliament repealed the loyalty oath and reinstated French civil law in combination with British criminal law.
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56 delegates met and wrote the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. If Britain failed to address the colonists grievances in a timely manner, Congress would reconvene May 20, 1775.
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1600 Colonist v. 2000 British soldiers the British won.
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published, and was the first work to openly ask for Independence from Great Britian.
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The first battle between the colonist and British soldiers. The British planned to capture the Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock and the steal their gunpowder. The colonist found out and met the British outside of Lexington. The colonist won causing the British to retreat back to Boston.
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In Philadelphia, George Washington formed the Continental Army. Olive Branch Petition was written in hope to avoid war with England. King George III refused to recieve it.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed
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On Christmas night Washington leads the army across the Delaware River. Catching the Hessians off guard and gaining their supplies
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France gave money, soldiers, and ships
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John Jay is sent to Britain to end the Impressment of the colonist. The terms agreed were that Britain would compensate for all ships seized, Indian trade would open for America, the British would evacuate the western forts. Impressments would not be mentioned in the treaty. After returning to American Jay would have to retire from the public eye becuase of the backlash.
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Long and hard winter on the colonial soldiers. George Washington along with Baron Fredrick von Stuben from Russia helped make the army move as one.
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General Horatio Gates jumps on Burgoyne at Saratoga. The Colonist won gaining the support of the French
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Signed
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The last battle of the Revolutionary War. General Cornwallis and British surrenderd to the Colonial army and the French.
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Ended the American Revolutionary War. Britain, Spain, France, and America signed a peace treaty. America gained Independence from Britain, and the land from the Appalachian mountains to the Mississipi River. France gained Tobago, Debt and they had the French Revolution. Spain gained Florida
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Farmers in Massachusetts demanded property taxes be reduced. They did a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties.
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Because of the issues with the Articles of Confederation the delegates called a convention. 55 delegates tried to create a government from scratch.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Is ratified as a state.
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The Supreme Law of the United States of America. Lays out the frame work of the National government.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Established a federal judiciary system.
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Is ratified as a state.
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Hamilton's Whiskey tax became a burden on western farmers. The farmers began protesting and becoming violent. Washington sent 13,000 troops to calm the situation.
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The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Guarantee the rights certin rights to all citizens of the U.S.
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George Washington was a uniamous vote among the states. Making him the first president of the United States of America.
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John Adams was running under the Federalist Party against Thomas Jefferson who was running under the Democratic-Republican Party. John Adams won becoming the Second president of the United States.
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