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The French-Indian War ended in 1763. It was a nine year period where Britain fought for the colonies to keep their land from France. The colonies became an expensive drain, therefore Britain started acting heavy-handed.
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The Stamp Act was a new tax that required a stamp for all printed items including newspapers, legal documents, and even playing cards. The colonists were angered by this because they did not give consent.
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The Colonies decided to organize and sent representatives to a meeting in New York City, this became the Stamp Act Congress.
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Britain was under pressure from all of the colonies so they decided to repeal these acts.
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Parliament passed this act to state that Britain said had all control to make laws that were strong enough to keep the people in the colonies under Great Britain's control.
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The Townshed acts taxed British imports, products shipped from other countries such as glass, tea, lead, paint, and paper.These were things colonists couldn't make themselves or obtain easily.
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The British parliament removed all Townshend duties on all imports except for tea. The colonists (merchants) pressured parliament.
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British soldiers were guarding the Boston custom house where taxes are collected. An angry mob threw snowballs at the guards causing the soldiers to open fire on the mob.
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This act only allowed the British East India company to sell tea to the colonies.
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The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians, boarded British ships in Boston, and dumped the cargo of tea into the harbor.
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Each colony, except for Georgia, sent delegates to meet in Philadelphia in 1774 to talk about independence.
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After the Boston Tea Party, parliament was upset therefore they passed the Coercive Act. These acts caused the Boston Harbor to close until all of the tea was paid for. This hurt the colonies economy.
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A meeting of colonist delegates that united to talk about the American Revolutionary War.
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This war was between Britain and the thirteen colonies so that the colonies could win its declaration from Britain.
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After the fighting, The thirteen colonies finally gained declaration. They signed the Declaration of Independence at The Second Continental Congress.
