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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a battle fought by the English and French over colonial power in North America, India, and the Caribbean. The English won but this resulted in extreme war debt. The British government resorted to taxing the colonies which eventually led up to the Revolutionary War.
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Stamp Act
A tax put on the British colonies by Parliament for newspapers, legal documents, and basically every piece of printed paper they used.
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Townshend Act
More taxes placed by the British government taxing glass, oil, lead, paint and tea on the colonists.
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street riot. Patriots were throwing snowballs and stones at British troops that were occupying Boston at the time. The colonists were angered when 3 colonists were killed and 8 were wounded by the British soldiers.
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Tea Act
This act was put in place to help the East India Company which had millions of pounds of unsold tea that was to be shipped and sold to the American colonies.
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Boston Tea Party
A group of townspeople in Boston dressed like Native Americans stormed onto a trade ship and dumped 342 chests of tea into the ocean because they were outraged by the taxes on tea.
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Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were put in place to punish the colonies These acts included the Boston Port Act which discontinued trade from the Boston Port. The Administration of Justice Act which had citizens be questioned and tried for revolutionary crimes. The Massachusettes government Act which controled the Massachusetts Bay area even more. The Quartering Act which caused more British troops to be housed in the colonies. Finally the Quebec Act which granteed religious freedom to citizens in Quebec. -
1st Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress met in Philidelphia. Each colony sent delegates except Georgia. Some colonies wanted to seek amends with England while others wanted to start a revolution. There purpose was the let the King and Parliament know that the colonies were suffering because of the taxation.
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Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary War. It was fought in Massachusetts between the British army and "Minutemen" or the American militia. It was known as the "shot heard round the world"
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2nd Continental Congress
After the first battle of Lexington and Concord the delegates of the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and tried to resolve how the colonies would withstand attacks from the British. They agreed that a Continental Army would be made commanded by George Washington.
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Publishing of Common Sense
"Common Sense" was a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine. It urged the Americans to fight for Independence from Britian. It is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history.
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