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** prohibited the colonists from settling in the new lands west of the Appalachian Mts ("Indian Territory) | ** prohibited the colonists from settling in the new lands west of the Appalachian Mts ("Indian Territory) | ||
* the colonists begin to protest | * the colonists begin to protest | ||
* key events | * key events of the American Revolution | ||
** 1765: Stamp Act, tax and regulations imposed by Britain | ** 1765: Stamp Act, tax and regulations imposed by Britain | ||
*** a series of other taxes were imposed, such as the "Tea Act" | |||
*** as well as a law to force Americans to house ("Quartering Act") British soldiers | |||
*** and appointments of colonial governors by the King and not from colonial vote | |||
** 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 | ||
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|American | |American Revolutionary War | ||
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* in 1775 fighting started between colonial "militia" (private soldiers) and British soldiers in Massachusetts | |||
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* on July 4, 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies signed the "Declaration of Independence" which "declared" (stated as fact) that the colonies were now independent from Britain | |||
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