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The French/Indians fought the British over land in the Ohio River Valley.
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The British defeated the French/Indians. French lost ALL land in North America. The British also gained spanish Florida.
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King George the Third, proclaimed the land west of the Appalachian Mountains unsettelable. Colonists were outraged.
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The British imposed taxes on the colonists without their vote to pay for the French & Indian War. The colonists disagreed with this greatly.
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The British taxed paper products made in Britain. This only effected the colonies. The colonists responded by boycotting British Tea.
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-The Declaratory Act stated that Parliment's authority was the same in America as it was in Britain. That same day Parliment repealed the Stamp Act. The colonist savored a temporary victory, but they were then slapped with another Act.
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The Townshed Acts were passed by Parliment. The colonists were angered.
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British soldiers kill 5 colonists and injure 6 more when they are tested by an angry, anti-tax mob. The soldiers were tried for murder and defended by John Adams. They were found not guilty, but the colonists believe they will kill to enforce laws.
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The "Sons of Liberty," dressed as Indians, dumped large shipments of British Tea into Boston Harbor. The British imposed more acts on the colonies and forced them to pay for the lost tea.
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The Intolerable Acts were a series of acts passed on the colonies by Parliment. This was in a sense the straw that broke the camel's back to the colonists.
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This is the first battle of the American Revolution. 4,000 colonists attacked British troops traveling from Boston to Concord and then back to Boston. The British suffered 273 casualties and the Americans lost 90. The colonists were now engaged in war.
