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Stamp Act
It was when the British put taxes on paper and lead to help pay for the French and Indian War. The King of Britain started the Stamp Act.
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Boston Massacre
On March 5, Patriots were throwing snowballs and the British took it the wrong way and started shooting, Five people died.
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Boson Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty were mad that the Brtish put taxes on tea. They boarded a merchant ship as Mohawk Indians and dumped cases of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Paul Revere's Ride
Seven hundred British soldiers were sent to destroy the colonists' weapons depot. Robert Newman climbed the steeple and put one lantern by land, two by sea.
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Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord were where the first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired. They were trying to protect their stash of guns and gun powder.
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