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The French and Indian war was a 7-year war between the French and British. They were fighting for America’s land. It lasted until February 10, 1775. -
The Sugar act was created to make money by taxing goods. Colonists were unhappy with the taxes and caused a riot. -
The Stamp act forced a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, etc. -
The Quartering act forced colonists to provide food and shelter to British soldiers. -
The Townshend acts needed to pay for government officials and soldiers so they taxed goods imported from Britain. -
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. -
The 5 intolerable acts were made to punish colonists from Massachusetts who boycotted against the Tea Act. -
Paul Revere raced to Concord to warn Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock, and colonists along the way, that British troops were marching to Concord to arrest them. -
The battle of Lexington was the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War. The battle was between Britain troops and American colonists.