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=== American Revolution ===
=== American Revolution ===
* after French-Indian War the British exercised more control over the American Colonies
** forbade (prohibited) settlement in "Indian Territories" = lands west of the Appalachians
** required colonists to trade only directly with England
** increased taxes
** required "stamps" (marks of official permission) for legal and commercial actions
* the Colonists objected to the new controls
* Colonists began to circulate "pamphlets" (essays) that
** objected to the new taxes and controls
** declared philosophical reasons for liberty, equality and self-government


=== Revolutionary War ===
=== Revolutionary War ===