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Events Leading to the Revolutionary War

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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Events Leading to the Revolutionary War

British Vs. French

British tried to take french land west of the the ohio river

french needed the land and forest for fur trade

british wanted the trees for ships
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conflict began over land

french allied with the indians

the french and indian war

it was a british victory

british in debt

the british were in major debt

the stamp act

the british taxed the colonist for every document to repay war debt

colonist boycotted

"no taxation without representation" taxes were illeGAL AND UNFAIR
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STAMP ACT REPEALED

bRITISH PARLIAMENT TOOK IT BACK AND GOT RID OF IT
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1765: sons of liberty FORMED

PAUL REVERE, SAMUAL ADAMAS , JOHN HANCOCK, JOHN ADAMAS, benjamin franklin

boston massacre

1770 british went to boston and killed unarmed colonists
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crispus attucks

native and african american killed during the massacre

boston tea party

colonists dressed as indians and threw tea into boston harbor

REPRESENTATION IN PARLIAMENT

COLONISTS HAD NO DELEGATE/REPRESENTATIVE IN gREAT BRITAIN
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revolutionary war begins

first battle was at lexington and concord, massachusetts
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independence declared

thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence 
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declaration of indepedence

  • signed on july 4, 1776
  • members of the continental congress signed the d.O.I
  • the colonists declared freedom from the british
  • "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
  • written to king george III
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george washington
cross the delaware river

continental congress