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Ending of the French and Indian War (In North America)
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Committees of Correspondence
Helped spread propaganda and information through letters. -
The Currency Act
This act regulated money issued by the colonies. -
Stamp act
A act imposing a direct tax onto the colonies requiring that they use stamped paper made in London. -
The Quartering Act
These acts ordered the local governments of American colonies to provide housing and provisions for British soldiers. -
Townshend Acts
These acts were taxes to create revenue to pay the salaries of governors. -
The Boston Massacre
British army soldiers and Boston civilians clashed and five civilians were killed by British troops. -
Tea Act
This acts principle was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company. -
The Boston Tea Party
An act of direct action by colonists in Boston in the colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled the tea importation. -
Beginning The American War of Independence
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Continental Marines Established
First Marine Corps of the United States. -
Declaration of Independence
