American Revolution
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- French and Indian war (7 year war)
- No taxation without representation
- No taxation
- First continental September congress
- The French wanted more land but the american and colonist have already gained that land they fought for 7 years and French teamed up with the natives and won
- The second continental congress
- We have voted to declare independence from Britain
- Colonists had no representation in British Parliament,thus having no voice in the British Government The colonists started a boycott, or a refusal to buy certain goods, from the British.
- The battle of Yorktown
- we surrender
- A group of important men met to discuss the crisis inthe colonies They set up a ContinentalArmy with GeorgeWashington in command In April 1775 the crisisexploded into war
- The end
- They voted to declare independence from Britain (England) It emphasized the principle of popular sovereignty – all governmentpower comes from the people
- The last major battle of the American Revolution wasfought at Yorktown, Virginia The British army surrenderedto George Washington on Oct19, 1781.
- In the end American, Britain and French diplomats signedthe Treaty of Paris ending the war Britain recognized the independence of theUnited States of America. A new constitution was made in 1787 Locke – natural rights and Rousseau – freely elected governments
- we have signed a treaty ending the war
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