Events Leading to the Revolutionary War
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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
Photo by J. Stephen Conn
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
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1765: sons of liberty FORMED
PAUL REVERE, SAMUAL ADAMAS , JOHN HANCOCK, JOHN ADAMAS, benjamin franklin
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
Photo by Ben Hutchison
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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