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French and Indian War
Three parties involved: England ,France and the colonies. This was to decide who would dominate in the New World. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot into a crowd of people. Eleven people
fell to the ground, and five died. This lead to more anger in
the colonies .
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Boston Tea Party
Townsmen dressed as Indians went aboard a vessel
and threw 342 tea crates into the Boston Harbor to protest taxes.
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Intolerable Acts
One act closed Boston to sea trade until the people paid for
the destroyed tea from the Boston Tea Party. A second act removed Massachusetts government and placed them under rule of the British army.
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Revolutionary War
Took place because the colonies did not want to be ruled by
the British. The British wanted to rule the colonies .
