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The Revolutionary War: The Battle For Freedom

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Eighth graders examine the events leading up to the Revolutionary War with a focus on the Boston Tea Party. Using the internet, they discover why the tea was dropped into the harbor by the colonists and research the Intolerable Acts. They discuss the grievances the First Continental Congress presented to King George of England.

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the boston tea party, colonial america, causes of the american revolution, freedom, the american revolution

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8th
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Social Studies & History
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