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This war started in 1754 and ended 1763 which it lasted 7 years, but the war was actually The French and The British who were in war so the name is misleading. Each side was supported by troops sent help to them from their home land , and both sides were also supported by various indian tribes in the new world. -
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With the Indians help, for a bit, the French were winning. The British were losing, and losing badly. Things changed when a new leader in from britain took over control of the war. His name was William Pitt. years, in 1763 the French gave up. They agreed the British had won. As the losers, the French agreed to give up all of their territory in North America. and I mean all of it . That agreement was called the Treaty of Paris. -
The Stamp Act wanted colonists to buy and place stamps on paper goods like newspapers, diplomas, contracts, prayer books, marriage licenses, and other legal documents. -
The Boston Massacre was caused when five colonial men were dead, including Crispus Attucks. -
The Boston Tea Party was caused because tea would be shipped to the colonists on the East India Tea Company's ships. It would be sold in the colonies by this company's merchants. AND, the colonists would still have to pay the tax on tea. -
The congress discussed the situation of Britain including the Intolerable Acts. Which the parliament had imposed on Boston. -
Due to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament refused an offer from some colonial leaders to pay for the tea that had been dumped into Boston Harbor. Instead, Parliament passed a group of new, harsh laws to punish the Massachusetts colony. These laws were so harsh, the colonists called them the Intolerable Acts. -
The second continental congress was led by John Hancock. The congress was involved in sending ambassadors to foreign countries, making money, raising an army, and more. -
The British parliament passed abusive laws and the colonists tried to argue the laws. The Colonists became even angrier and they decided to fight back.