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In 1764, British parliament passed a law that taxed sugar and coffee.
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In 1765, British parliament passed a law that required citizens to pay taxes on all paper products.
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British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a crowd that was pelting them with snowballs (and rocks). Five people died.
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Some colonist hurled a cargo of British tea into the harbor to protest a tax on tea.
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Tensions between the colonist and British finally erupted into war.
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The Second Continental Congress met and voted to declare independence from Britain and signed the document.
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In 1777, American troops defeated the British and caused the turning point of the war because the French now assist us.
