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There was a war between Britain and France, the Indians were on the French side.
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Colonists placed high taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
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The British Army killed 5 colonists. It was one big night of confusion that the colonists took advantage of and used it as propaganda.
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Parliament passed the tax act after the Boston Tea Party, this raised taxes for the colonists.
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Raised taxes on sugar products like molasses, angering the colonists
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Colonists dressed up as Native Americans and boarded the British ships full of tea, throwing it in the harbor.
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56 delegates from 12 colonies, (all except for Georgia) came together to respond to the intolerable acts.
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The shot starting the revolution, it is unknown who truely shot the first shot. British came and destroyed ammunition and guns belonging to the colonists and also planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
