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French and India War Began
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Proclamation of 1763
The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies, they removed several ominous barriers and opened up a host of new opportunities for the colonists. -
The stamp act
The stamp act was repealed on March 18, 1766 because the people were outraged with this as all the wealth and money was tried to be taken away from the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre happened in March 5, 1770. It was a street fight, It had started between a patriot mob and a squad of British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for ¨taxation without representation¨. American patriots went around 13 colonies to fight for independence. -
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States. The First Continental Congress, which was comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes. -
Declaration of Independence
American Colonists and British Soldiers were fighting only for their rights as subjects of the British Crown.