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* caused by westward expansion of colonists into French territory west of the Appalachian Mts | * caused by westward expansion of colonists into French territory west of the Appalachian Mts | ||
* Britain (England) defeated France and seized all of Canada and lands east of the Mississippi | * Britain (England) defeated France and seized all of Canada and lands east of the Mississippi | ||
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** 1770: Boston Massacre, British soldiers shoot into crowd of protesters | ** 1770: Boston Massacre, British soldiers shoot into crowd of protesters | ||
** 1773: Boston Tea Party, protest against trade restrictions | ** 1773: Boston Tea Party, protest against trade restrictions | ||
** | *** and British response with the "Intolerable Acts" and blockade of Boston harbor | ||
** 1775: "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, argues against monarchy (king) | |||
** 1776: Declaration of Independence, colonies declare independence from England | ** 1776: Declaration of Independence, colonies declare independence from England | ||
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|Continental Congress & the Articles of Confederation | |||
|BIG IDEAS: | |||
* a "congress" is a meeting of representatives from different places | |||
* the "Continental Congress" is the organization of the 13 Colonies that joined together for common cause to oppose British rule | |||
* the Continental Congress started after the British passed the "Intolerable Acts" and blockaded Boston harbor in response to the Boston Tea Party | |||
* there were three periods: First Continental Congress (1774), Second Continental Congress (1774-1781) and the First and Second Congresses of (1774–1781) and the Congress of the Confederation (1781–1789) | |||
* the Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) were a set of agreements between the 13 states to organize and guide their cooperation | |||
** the Articles were approved in 1777, but only approved by all states in 1781 | |||
** the Articles did not create a strong national government | |||
** they proved incapable of resolving many difficulties and disagreements | |||
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|Constitutional Convention and adoption of the US Constitution | |||
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