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February 10th 1763 was when the Treaty of Paris was signed, but the fighting continued several months later. It was also called the ‘Seven Year War’.
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Put extra taxes on sugar, tea, coffee, and wine.
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Used to regulate paper monies to the colony
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Was passed in Parliament March 22nd, and was used to gain extra money from taxes for the damage of the French and Indian war. Stated all documents must contain a certain stamp to be legal.
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Put new taxes on items and lasted for three years.
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A mob of colonists taunted british soldiers and the soldiers then opened fire. Killed 2 right away, injured 8, and 2 of the 8 died later.
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Extra taxes on tea, and was what caused the Boston Tea Party.
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Colonists in the Boston Harbor dumped 324 chest of tea into the Harbor as protest to the Tea Act.
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Also called Intolerable Acts and Coercive Acts, made the colonists sell its tea through London where taxes and duties were required.
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A meeting held with twelve of the colonies about how Britain was treating them.
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Common Sense was a document created by Thomas Paine as a way for colonists to realize that the colonies should be independent.
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A documented statement of the 13 colonies intentions of freedom and independence. This day is now known as Independence Day, or the Fourth of July.
