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The French and Indian war was between the British and the french. The conflict was about land. It lasted about 7 years. The British won but the war left them in a lot of debt. They looked to the colonist to help pay the debt. -
The Boston massacre took place in Boston. Colonists were throwing snowballs and hitting the soldiers with canes. One of the colonists yelled "fire" and 5 colonists ended up dead. -
The Boston tea party took place in the Boston harbor. It was a protest against the tax on tea. Colonists dressed in traditional native wear went on the ship and dumped 340 chests worth of tea into the water. -
The battle of bunker hill took place in Boston at a hill called bunker hill. The British were trying to control the city and its valuable seaports. The British won the battle. Colonel William P. led the British and General William Howe led the colonist. -
The battle of Lexington & Concord took place in Lexington, Concord, and Middlesex County. The British were after the colonist's weapons and supplies. Captain john parker and his militia fight at Lexington and later at concord and 8 colonists are killed. -
The treaty of Paris officially ended the American Revolutionary War and the overall state of conflict between Britain and America.