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The French and Indian war, which was between England and the colonies, was ended by the Treaty of Paris
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The Proclamation Act said that the colonists were not allowed past the Appalachian Mountains.
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The Sugar Act put a tax on imported goods from England.
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The Stamp Act made the colonist's pay taxes on printed paper.
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By passing the Quartering Act, it said that colonist's had to allow British soldier's in their house if they needed somewhere to stay the night.
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The colonies sent representatives to their first gathering.
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In March, the parliament voted to repeal the Stamp Act.
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The Declaratory Act said that taxes in America and England were the same.
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It was set as a way to get money from the colonists.
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A group of British soldiers shot, and killed five people and injured six.
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The Committee of Correspondence was used as a way for all thirteen colonies to communicate.
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Colonists went aboard British tea ships. They then dumped a bunch of tea overboard.
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When British Parliament passed a number of laws.
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In Philadelphia, twelve of the colonies met.
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The Declaration of Rights and Grievance said that without the consent of the colonists, they could not charge taxes.
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They were the first battles of the American Revolutionary war.
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At Bunker Hill in Massachusetts, the British defeated the colonists, however, they remained hopeful.
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Also known as the Olive Branch Petition, was the Second Continental Congress's last try to escape war.
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The Tea Act said that the British East Indian Tea Company was the only company that could sell tea in America.
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Common Sense is a book written by Thomas Paine, is about independence.
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The Declaration of Independence, was the official document that said the thirteen colonies were their own country.