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The French and Indian war was a key leading to the American Revolution because to cover the cost of war, Britain heavily taxed the colonies.
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Taxing on the importation of sugar increased for the colonies
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Currency act is passed prohibiting the colonies from issuing a legal form of paper money.
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Boston begins a nonimportation of british goods as protest against their taxing. Later spreads to other colonies.
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Taxing on paper goods and stamps increased for the colonies
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Patrick Henry expresses that only virignia has the right to tax itself, not the british government.
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Colonists required to give britsh soldiers stationed in America their homes for use.
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Benjamin franklin protests against the stamp and and warns if military is used to enforce; could lead to an open rebellion.
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Samuel adams sends a letter the Britain protesting the townshend act, which is later rejected by the british government.
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British Soldiers kill colonists after a "rebel" group hits them with rocks and snowballs.
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British "gaspee " ship is attacked and burned, crown offers a reward to whoever finds and turns in the perpetrator
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Colonists dress up as tomohawk indians and throw british tea into the harbor to protest taxing on tea.
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Met in Philadelphia to protest king georges rule, king george responded with force.
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Virginia's assembly of representatives dissolved
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Patrick henry gives his "give me liberty or give me death" speech at the Virginia convention
