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How does Greenville plan to pay for debt for war?

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Mercantilism

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Who resisted the taxes from Britain?

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Boycotts, Sons of Liberty

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3
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What three taxes are used to have Americans chip in for debt?

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Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp act

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What did the sugar act tax?

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Everything made of suar

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Where do you go if caught smuggling sugar into the colonies?

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Vice-admiralty court

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What does the Quartering Act allow?

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British soldiers to live and eat with the colonists

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7
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What did the Stamp Act tax?

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All printed material

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8
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What did the Stamp act lead to?

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Stamp act congress

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9
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What does the Stamp act congress do?

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Repeals stamp act and greenville forced out of power

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10
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What were the natural rights for colonists?

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Life, Liberty, Property

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11
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Who takes natural rights from Magna Carta?

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John Locke

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12
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Colonists got their natural rights if they did what for government?

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obeyed

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13
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Who started sons of liberty?

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Samuel Adams

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14
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What did the Townshend Acts do?

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Higher taxes on lead and paint

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How many people are wounded at the Boston Massacre?

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11

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16
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How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?

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5

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17
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Who was Prime Minister after Pitt?

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George Greenville

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18
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Who was wounded and testified for the British?

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Patrick Carr

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19
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What happened to the soldiers in the trail?

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They were acquitted

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20
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What 3 things rose tensions in the colonies?

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Burning of H.M.S. Gaspee & Liberty, Alexander Mcdougall imprisoned for 2 years, Hutchinson Letters

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21
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Who is the new Royal Governor of Mass.?

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Thomas Gage

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22
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What was the colonists response to the Tea Act?

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Boston Tea Party

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23
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How much money in tea was destroyed?

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20,000£ (pounds)

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24
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What did the Boston Tea Party lead to?

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Intolerable acts

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25
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What was the first part of the Intolerable Acts?

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Port Bill- Closes harbor

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What was the second part of the Intolerable acts?

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Mass. Gov. Acts- Limits power of Colonial legislature

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What was the 3rd part of the Intolerable acts?

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Administration of Justice Act- If applicable for death penalty, trial in England

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28
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what was the last part of the Intolerable acts?

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More troops in Boston

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29
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What met on Sept. 5, 1774 in PHI?

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First Continental Congress

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30
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What conclusions did the First continental congress meet?

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Intolerable acts illegal
Encourage Boycotts
Encourages forming militia
Right to petition- from Magna Carta

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31
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What did Joseph Galloway propose?

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One central Gov. with the ability to tax under the kings control

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32
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What happened to Galloway’s proposal?

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Rejected

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33
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New england declared rebellion against George III in what battle?

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Lexington and concord

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34
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Soldier seized what from the colonists?

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Weapons

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35
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Who led british in Lexington and concord

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Gage

36
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Who takes leadership while Sam Adams and Hancock are in hiding?

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Joseph Warren

37
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Who did warren tell to spread word of the British coming?

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Paul Revere

38
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How many people show up to Lexington?

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70- Colonists lose

39
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How many colonists come to concord?

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3,000-4,000

40
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Who defended the British in the trail of the Boston Massacre?

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John Adams

41
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What was in PA and was led by John Hancock?

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Second Continental Congress

42
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What petition did they come up with that apologizes for their actions?

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Olive Branch Petition

43
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What did the congress support?

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Militias

44
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Who is commander in chief?

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George Washington

45
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Who are sent to get canons from Ticonderoga

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Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold

46
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Who leads British in Bunker Hill?

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Gage

47
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Who fills in for Washing ton in Bunker Hill?

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Israel Putnam

48
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Who wins Bunker Hill

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British

49
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Who leads Continental Navy?

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Esek Hopkins

50
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What does Samuel Richard lead?

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Continental Marine Corp

51
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Where do the Marines take recruits?

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Tuns Tavern

52
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Which two people take Quebec?

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Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold

53
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Who wins battle of Quebec?

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British

54
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Where is the British Blockade?

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Along the whole coast

55
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What does Thomas Paine write?

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Common Sense

56
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Who replaces Gage when he retreats out of Boston?

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William Howe

57
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What city is Howe stationed in?

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NYC

58
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What kind of troops does Howe have?

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Regulars and mercenaries

59
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Who is in the Committee of Five?

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B. Livingston (NY)
Roger Sherman (CT)
B. Franklin (PA)
Thomas Jefferson (VA)
John Adams (MA)
60
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When is Jefferson’s draft approved?

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July 2nd

61
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Where does Washington form another great escape?

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Hudson River

62
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When Cornwallis follows Washington to PA, where does he end up stationing?

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Princeton

63
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Who rows Washington’s men over the Delaware on Christmas night?

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John Glover

64
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Who buys the boats for Glover?

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Alexander Hamilton

65
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Who won the Battle of Trenton and Princeton

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Americans

66
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Who wins Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Paoli

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British

67
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What happens to Philly?

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Taken by British

68
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Who tries to cut off NE in B. of Saratoga?

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Burgoyne

69
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Who defeats Burgoyne?

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Arnold

70
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Who calls for the Grand Forage?

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Nathaniel Green

71
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Who is Prussian and brought in to teach the soldiers?

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Fredreich van Steuben

72
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Who was the that writes good about the Americans?

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Marquis de Lafayette

73
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In battle of Monmouth Cornwallis retreats to what city?

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NYC

74
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Which two people are given 1/2 army each?

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Lafayette and Lee

75
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Lee retreats leading to what?

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British victory

76
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What does the Navy attack?

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British merchant ships

77
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Who do the navy raid?

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England and Scotland

78
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Who is the Scottish sailor that helps the navy?

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John Paul Jones

79
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What does Arnold do?

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Betrays the country

80
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Who does Arnold meet with?

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Clinton

81
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What does Arnold give to Clinton?

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West Point plans

82
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Who uses guerrilla warfare to weaken the British?

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Francias Marion

83
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Who sails from Carribean to VA to help block British?

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Admiral de Grasse

84
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What battle does de Grasse win?

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Battle of Capes

85
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Who starts making peace negotiations in Paris?

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Franklin
John Jay
John Adams

86
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What does Treaty of Paris 1783 say?

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Kingdom of Great Britain will respect the Decleration of Independence

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