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French & Indian war
Began after a series of events in the upper Ohio River Valley, French and British Government both claimed it as their own territory. -
The Stamp Act
an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the Crown.
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Sugar act
Parliament, wanting revenue from its North American colonies, passed the first law aimed at raising colonial money for the crown. This act increased work on non-British goods that were getting shipped to colonies. -
Boston Massacre
British sentries guarding the Boston Customs House shot into a crowd of civilians. throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a American political and mercantile protest held on Dec 17, 1771. To protest British Parliament's tax on tea. "No taxation without representation." -
Tea act
The Tea Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive. -
The Declaration Of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence, originally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the founding document of the United States. Holds amendments and Americas whole.