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Bot the French and British had been expanding their territory in America and the two rivals clashed after 7 years of peace.
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The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris and the British receiving the French lands East of the Mississipi River.
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The stamp act forced the colonists to pay extra taxes on many printed materials.
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The Townshend Acts were a series of acts made by the British government to raise money for the British.
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The Boston Massacre was when 5 Bostonians were killed by British guards sent to enforce the Toenshend acts.
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The Tea Act enabled the British East India Company to sell their tea with out taxes.
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In response to The Tea Act some Boston citizens dumped the East India Company's into Boston Harbor.
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The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws made by the British government that caused outrage in the colonies.
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The 1st Continental Congress was a group of colonists who met in response to the Intolerable Acts.
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The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolution.
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The 2nd Continental Congress managed the Revolutionary war effort and worked on the Declaration of independance.
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