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Increased tension between briton and colonies. passes the stamps act which required to purchase special stamped paper when sending or receiving packages or cards
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After repealing The Stamped Acted parliament passes the Declaratory Act that gives Parliament full power to make the laws
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Parliament passes a revenue law in 1767 called the Townshend Acts which were indirect taxes
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british agents in boston seized the liberty(ship that belong to a merchant the red coast claimed it was stolen and that he failed to pay takes
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British were sent to confiscate weapons owed by colonist and on their way there they confronted an angry militia (militia won)
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Thomas Pain declared that it was time for independence that it was the american destiny and it sold 500,000 copies
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in may 1775 colonial leaders convened a second continental Congress in Philadelphia to debate their next movie on how to approach the British
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on June 17 1775 in the morning Gage (British leader) sent out 2,400 British troops up Breed's hill where they would meet up with American troops. British won b/c american troops ran low on ammunition.
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colonies were hoping for peace so in july 8 in 1775 congress sent the king a petition to return the harmony they had
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French sent weapons to american troops to support the war
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British retreated from Boston in March 1776 and started moving to the middle states for a plan of rebellion.
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in the summer of 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence that stated these rights: life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness
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delegates voted unanimously that the american colonies were free.
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After voting unanimously and reading the declaration of independence on July 4 1776 they adopted the Declaration of Independence
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George Washington led 2,400 men in small boats across the Delaware river where then they attacked the British while the were dunk and were doing their feast.
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George Washington led 2,400 men in small boats across the Delaware river where then they attacked the British while the were dunk and were doing their feast.
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a crucial importance to the development of the battle where George Washington's troop defeat British near Princeton New Jersey.
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a crucial importance to the development of the battle where George Washington's troop defeat British near Princeton New Jersey.
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Burgoyne was on his was to meet up with howe but the American forces surrounded them and forced them to surrender
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American troops suffered from hunger, the lack of supplies they had and their living conditions
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ending 1778 British took Savannah Georgia in their expedition
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French sent in reenforcement fro the american troops and military leader layette offered his help in the the revolution
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Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men capturing Charlestown, South Carolina and marched 5,500 american soldiers off as prisoners
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In August British army attack and smash American troops with in 3 month at Camden, South Carolina
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Nathanael Greene takes his troops to a victory when they kept fighting the British even though they were out numbered
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Do to the was inflation and profiting started to occur so in 1781 congress appointed the rich Philadelphia merchant as a superintendent of finance
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After defeating the British in South Carolina Greene starts to have doubts of how stuff will turn out as they go farther down south, he writes a letter to Lafayette asking for help and advise
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Because of morris and salmon's effort on sept 8 troops were finally paid
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On October 19 1781 in the afternoon Cornwallis and his troop surrendered in a road near Yorktown while they were surrounded by both the French and Americans armies
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The treaty of paris was signed to confirm the independence of America from the British
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A belief started were everyone was treated the same however it only applied to white males.