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The french and Indian war ends
When the French/Indian war came to an end it left Great Britin in debt. Which eventually forced Britin to impose taxes on colonist. The colonist did not like the taxes and wanted representation. (No Taxation WithOut Representation.) -
Sugar Act
Parliament passes the sugar act, which impossed taxes on sugar, wine, coffee, dyes, and cloth. -
Stamp Act
A tax specifically for the 13 coloies, placed on legal documents that required them to be embossed. This act infuriated the colonist and fueled the american revolution. -
Townshend Acts
Parliament passes the Townshend Acts, which impose taxes on glass, lead, tea, paper and paint. The colonist were most upset about the tea taxes. -
Boston Massacre
Boston troops killed five civilans in a rioting crowd. This brgan a rebellion of some British-American colonies. -
Tea Act
A misuderstanding between Parliament and America about overburdened tea tax, that led to The Bosten Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonist boarded a ship full of taxed tea and threw it into the boston harbor, destroying millions of dollars in taxed tea. This was a key event in the growth of the American Revolution. -
Intolerable Acts
Five outrageous laws passed by British parliament to the thirteen colonies, that triggered even more resistance to Britain. -
Declaration of independence
A document that announced the separation from Great Britain by the thirteen colonies, thus making them independent states. -
Revolutionary War ends
The Treaty of Paris ended the war between Britain and America, finalizing the independence of the United States of America.