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The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a widespread religious revival of communities gathering in large crowds and listening to sermons. -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was caused over the disagreement between the British and French Empire on wether who owned the upper Ohio River valley. The British lost, causing them to lose lots of money. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution started in 1760 and lasted to about 1820 and 1840. It was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a tax imposed on colonists by Great Britain on sugar and molasses. It was the first of multiple times the British Empire levied a tax on the colonists for the purpose of revenue. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax imposed on colonists by Great Britain on printed materials such as newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets and any legal documents. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a law passed by Great Britain that required colonists to house and take care of British soldiers. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to punish Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act of protest against Britain’s taxes on tea where a group of 60 colonists threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a tax imposed on colonists by Great Britain on tea. This was highly disliked amongst colonists, leading into an act of civil disobedience called the Boston Tea Party. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution consisted of the 13 colonies gaining independence from England after a series of laws and taxes passed by them in an attempt to gain the money lost in the French and Indian War.