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PROCLAMATION LINE

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seperated colonists and idians
east of applicat mount
colonists angry

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sugar act

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tax on sugar, coffee, metal,
to get money
reinacted the molassas act

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stamp act

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taxes on printed goods
DIRECT INTERNAL
boy cotts happend
sons of liberty terrorized bc of this

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4
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DECLARATORYACT

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declared that paraliament can do anything to the colonies.
this means no compromise
2 million colonists

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5
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quartering act

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allowed brit troops to say in colonies house
reduced costs for bitans upkeeo of army
make colonists angry

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townsend act

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glass paper paint metals
new customs service
enforced the quartering act
boy cotts and no tax without rep

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7
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boston mass

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5 killed by brits
colonists harrassed
british killed out of defence
sam adam extended the truth

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commities of correspondence

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organized by adams brothers, john adamns, patrick henry

talks about how the brits violate colonies rights
makes the colonies start to work together

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boston tea party

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colonists dressed up as mohawk indians and thre 342 crates of tea (1 million dollars worth) into the sea.

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10
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intolerable act

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started bc of tea part
only for boston
closed ports
no assemblys
quarting act is back
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quebec act

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the borer of quebec goes into the colonies claimed land no representives in this area

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12
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1st cont congress

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about economics
start gov from scratch
s/j adams, pat henry everyone but georga there

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13
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bettle of lex and concord

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birtish came to raid colonies artillery, guns, lexington shot heard around the wrold
concord 300 brits died colonists won
war begins here

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2nd cont cong

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about war
start milita army
washiington commander charism, rick, southren, others

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bunker hill

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moral vicotry for the colonist
many british casulties
on breeds hill
3rd time the british broke the lines bc the colonists had no gunpodwer
bloodiest battle to date
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16
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americans call war

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olive branch was last ditch compromise, denied

dec 1775 went to take quebec

17
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common sense published

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urged to push for freedom
thomas paine wrote it
ben frankin encouraged
best selling pamplet ever
150000 copies sold
18
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brits leave boston

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colonsist sorrund the boston

british and loyals leave for nova scota

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colonist sget aid from france

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secrete allies
men, gunpowder,
ports open to everyonebutbostn