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War between the French (allied with the Indians) and the British (allied with the colonists)
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Britain restricted the colonies from expanding west of the Appalachian Mountains to ease tensions between the colonists and the Native Americans.
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This act was so the British could control the economic activity in the America colonies.
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After the F and I war Britain went into debt from war. The stamp act required colonists to purchase stamps for all official papers.
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Colonists did not want to pay taxes, so Britain sent red coats, and they shot 5 of the colonists.
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The tea act was when Britain made the colonists only purchase tea from the British-owned East India Trading Company. (Tax on tea)
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The British’s tea was dumped into the Boston Harbor.
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These series of actions by the British government were responses to the Boston Tea Party. This was meant to be a punishment to the colonists.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the American War of Independence.
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The Colonists attempted to compromise with England by the Olive Branch Petition, this petition was the colonists emphasizing their loyalty to the British crown and their rights as British citizens.