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The proclamation of 1763 stated that colonists could not settle west past the Appalachian Mountains.
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The sugar act was a law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies.
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The stamp act was a tax that was passed that would help pay for the French & Indian War.
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Colonists were throwing rocks at british soldiers and the soldier fired and killed 5 colonists. The patriots made it sound like hundreds of colonists were killed.
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The tea act wa an act that lowered the price of tea, but they could only buy it from one company.
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A bunch of colonists dressed up as indians and poured buckets of tea into the water in an act of defiance.
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The 1st continental congress was a meeting made up of a delegate from all but 2 colonies to talk about what they are going to do about Great Britain.
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The battle of Lexington happened by accident. British soldiers were on their way to Concord to find a stach of weopons the colonists were hiding. In Lexington which is on the way to Concord soldiers were at aa standoff. Then, someone fired a gun and everyone started firing and no one knows who fired first.
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The continental congress sign a document made by Thomas Jefferson that says why the colonists want to break all ties with Great Britain.
