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The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. -
The French and Indian lasted from 1756 to 1763, forming a chapter in the imperial struggle between Britain and France.
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The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. -
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. -
The Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies, and later the United States, from 1774 to 1789. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War