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War between France and England. Because of the war, England owed a lot money, and began to pass a series of "acts" taxes on the 13 colonies. -
The Declaratory Act stated that Parliament could make laws binding in the American colonies. -
The Stamp Act was a tax on paper goods and Also led to a boycott of British Goods. -
The Townshend Acts were a series of British laws passed in 1767 that imposed taxes on imported goods entering the American colonies, increasing tensions and further fueling colonial resentment towards British taxation policies. -
After repealing the Townshend Acts the British kept a duty on Tea. On December 16, 1773, protestors dumped tea into Boston Harbor. -
One of the most monumental moments in U.S. independence history when British soldiers fired on an unarmed crowd of protestors, killing 5 and injuring 6. -
Aka: The Coercive Acts, closed Boston Harbor, and suspended Boston legislature. -
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British sent more troops to Boston. -
British Troops marched on Concord to confiscate military supplies of the “rebels”. Militia (Patriots) met them in Lexington and fighting took place along the remainder of the march. -
Acting as a government w/o a country / To fight a war or not? -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is published advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based.