The delegates were unhappy with England, but were not yet ready to declare war. ... The battle of Concord and its "shot heard round the world" would mark the unofficial beginning of the colonies war for Independence. ... For almost a year the congress tried to work out its differences with England, again without formally declaring war. ... The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the p...

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The colonies were very important to mercantilism because they supported their mother country by becoming a source of raw materials to create a favorable balance of trade by allowing England to export more than it imports... The colonies joined together to create a small force in the event of an Indian attack. ... - In 1664 the English, under King Charles II, sent a fleet of war ships to New Amsterdam, under the command of James, the Duke of York. ...

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The farms of the north were based outside the towns but the "Farmers were expected to live together in villages, within eyeshot of a meeting house that doubled as chapel and town hall, within the earshot of the bells that summoned them to worship or to war, walking each morning to the fields that lay beyond the settlement."5 The towns of the north were heavily based on the relationships within the community, such as one's relationship to the town fathers or to the other members of the town church. ... For the Iroquois, "The important events of everyday life were controlled by hunting ba...

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