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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (1775-1783) 2.2 …

- - - - trade without the interference of Great Britain
      - wanted the freedom
  - - - for control of the territory
      - today forms part of Canada
    - - colonies refused to pay these taxes
      - 1773 Boston Tea Party
        
        British government sent troops to Boston and closed the port
        
        the beginning of the conflict
- - - - colonists took actions, politically significan
      - Great Britain military successes
      - 4 July 1776, Declaration of Independence
    - - colonists' military victory at the Battle of Saratoga
      - France and Spain offered support for them
      - two sides were more closely matched in military terms
        
        ceasefire
  - - - Treaty of Versailles
      - 1783
  - - - based on equality and liberty