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The French and Indian War was a war between France and Great Britain over land in North America. Great Britain won the war by gaining more land.
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The Proclamation of 1763 was a British boundary marked in the Appalachian Mounts.
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The Sugar Act was the first law to be aimed at the colonies to make tax money for the French and Indian War.
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The Stamp Act was the second way Great Britain tried to tax the colonies by taxing newspapers and legal documents.
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The Quartering Act was a way that the British Parliament would watch over the colonies so that they catch them from doing anything that might go against the Crown.
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The Townshend Act was a law passed by the British Parliament to tax goods imported to the colonies.
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The Boston Massacre was when a group of British soldiers shot into a crowd of civilians. Killing three and injuring eight.
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The Tea Act was another way for the British Parliament to try to get taxes from the colonies by taxing their tea.
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The Boston Tea Party was a revolt where citizens were protesting against the unfair laws about taxes and also not having any representation, their chant was "No Taxation Without Representation."
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The Coercive Acts were to warn the colonies of the repercussions of going against the British Parliament.
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The First Continental Congress made the Congress adopted the Articles of Association and the colonies would boycott all of British goods if the intolerable acts were not gotten rid off.
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The Shot Heard Around the World was considered the first shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord, which started the American Revolution.
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The Second Continental Congress was when the colonies voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence.
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The Common Sense was a book written by Thomas Paine.
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The Declaration of Independence was the letter that was approved by the congress to leave Great Britain.