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The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France
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Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America
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Tax on paper
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A tax on sugar
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British acts of Parliament passed
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British soldiers shot and killed several people
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To reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled
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A political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty
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Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament
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A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States