-
-
A war in which the English colonies were pitted against the French, each side was assisted by Native American Tribes -
The Stamp Act was a tax imposed on the Colonists by the British on imported goods such as playing cards, dice, and newspapers. -
The Townsend Acts were harsh taxes on imported goods after the French and Indian War. They included things like glass, lead, paint, and tea. -
The massacre occurred when nine British soldiers opened fire into a crowd of a few hundred hecklers. -
The Boston Tea Party was a political act of defiance against the British on the basis of taxes. Many colonists dressed as Native Americans and threw tea from ships into the sea. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was known as "The Shot Heard Around the World." It was the battle that started the American Revolutionary War.