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The French and Indian War was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French. -
this act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act -
The townshend act initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
the boston massacre had British soldiers shot into a crowd, killing three people and mortally wounding two more, during a chaotic scene on King Street in Boston. -
The incident in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians. -
The Coercive Acts was meant to break Massachusetts Bay and to warn the other colonies of the consequences of rebellious behavior. -
This act allowed royal governors, rather than colonial legislatures, to find homes and buildings to quarter or house British soldiers. -
this battle marked the start of the American War of Independence. -
this event was to plan further responses if the British government did not repeal or modify the acts -
this event was to challenge the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. -
They were adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain.