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French-Indian War (1756-1763)
The French and Indian War is also known as the seven year war it started due to the conflicting claims between Great Britain and France over territory and waterways -
Declaratory Act 1765
The Declaratory Act is the repeal of the Stamp Act, It stated that "parliament could make laws binding the American colonies in all cases whatsoever" -
Stamp Act 1765
The Stamp Act was the first internal tax charge directed on American colonists by the Britain Parliament -
Townshend Acts 1767
The Townshend Act initiated taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. It was passed to help pay the expenses involved in the governing the American colonies -
Boston Massacre March 5 1770
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston in which 5 people died and 2 were fatally injured -
Boston Tea Party 1773
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred in 1773 due to the colonists being frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing " Taxation without representation" -
Quartering Act 1774
The Quartering Act required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies -
Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts) 1773
A series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for The Boston Tea Party. -
Second Continental Congress May 1775
The Second Continental Congress was the late 18th century meeting of delegates from the thirteen colonies that united in support of the American Revolution -
Battle of Lexington & Concord 1775
The Battle of Lexington and Concord were some of the leading military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Common Sense 1776
Common sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine a year in a half after he emigrated to Philadelphia from England, Common sense outlined the need for American Independence. -
Declaration of Independence 1776
The Declaration of Independence's main purpose was to explain the colonists rights to revolution