American Revolution Era

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England made the colonists pay for the war by issuing taxes & created the Proclamation Line of 1763.

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French and Indian War

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England's lawmakers

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Parliament

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Refusal to buy or participate

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Boycott

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Group of colonists, led by Samuel Adams, who worked to provoke conflict with England through boycotts, protests, and violence

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Sons of Liberty

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Clash between British soldiers and Boston colonist where 5 colonists were killed, including Crispus Attucks.

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Boston Massacre

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Men disguised as Mohawk Indians destroyed tea aboard British ships

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Boston Tea Party

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War fought between the colonists and England over taxes

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American Revolution

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British Monarch during the American Revolution who made laws, taxes, and acts that angered the colonists

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King George III

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1st battles of the American Revolution (1775); “Shot heard ‘round the world”

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776; Colonies declared freedom from England

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Declaration of Independence