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KEY TOPICS​

• French and Indian War
• No taxation without representation
• Lexington and Concord
  
• Declaration of Independence
  
• Treaty of Paris 1763

0.1 THE COLONIES OF DISCONTENT

Conflicts in Europe spill over to the colonies as the British and French fight over land in North America.  Following the French and Indian War, tensions between Britain and her colonies begin to sow seeds of discontent and resentment.

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• ​ Articles of Confederation​
•  Washington's cabinet
•  Formation of political parties
•  Proclamation of Neutrality
• Whiskey Rebellion
  

0.2 THE YOUNG REPUBLIC

Even before the American War for Independence was over, the colonies begun looking towards their future and how the newly formed nation would run.  Because problems quickly arose with the Articles of Confederation’s weak central authority a new government was set up: a republic

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