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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was the name for the North American theater of a much larger war encompassing the countries of Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden. This larger conflict was called the “Seven Years War.” The war fought in North America was between the French with many Native American tribes, against the British. The main conflict was mainly over land disputed between the French trappers and the British colonists. Eventually the disputes led to bloodshed, and aft -
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The American Revolution
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The Sugar act
The Sugar act was a tax raising law passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764. It was a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act of 1733 that was about to expire. The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon. The act also listed more foreign goods to be taxed and controlled the export of lumber and iron. The circumstances threw into confusion the colonial economy by reducing the markets to which the colonies could sell and the -
The Stamp Act
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The Boston Massacre
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The Tea Act
The Tea Act of 1773 was an act that’s principle objective was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by financially troubled British East India Company. Intending to help the struggling BEIC, it was supposed to convince the colonists to purchase Company tea which they would also be agreeing to accept Parliament's right to taxation. Colonists recognized the intent and it all lead to resistance towards the Tea Act. In Boston it resulted into the very known Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Tea Party, in 1773, was a protest against the Tea Act that parliament had created that year. The Tea Act was Americans were being taxed on the tea they bought to help the tea company recover from bankruptcy. A group of protestors decided to dress as Indians and dump the tea from a cargo boat sitting at the dock. -
The shot heard around the world
The shot heard around the world would be a good start for the American Revolution. The first shot was fired in a standoff between local militia in Lexington and armed British forces. This shot escalated to more and more battles in Lexington and Concord. -
Signing of Declaration of Independence
The signing of the Declaration of Independence is basically what it sounds like. On July 4th 1776, 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence stating United States of America’s freedom from Britain. This is a very important day for the American Revolution and probably the most important date for our country because it was simply the official beginning of our country. This event was caused by Britain having such a tight grip on our people that we fought back and ultimately wanted to become ind
