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French-Indian War (1756-1763)
The French Indian War also known as the "Seven Years War", was a war between France and England. Because of the war, England was in debt. England taxed the colonies. -
Declaratory Act 1765
Declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the rescind of the Stamp Act. -
Stamp Act 1765
A tax on anything on paper. It was imposed by the British government without the approval of the colonial legislatures. -
Townshend Acts 1767
The Townshend Acts helped pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies. It initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre March 5 1770
The British fired on a group of colonists. Killing 5 and wounding others. -
Boston Tea Party 1773
It was a protest of 60 american colonists throwing 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to agitate a tax on tea. -
Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts) 1773
A series of 4 laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
Quartering Act 1774
This act allowed royal governors to find homes and buildings to house British soldiers. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord 1775
This battle was one of the leading engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress May 1775
They made plans that if the British government did not appeal or modify the acts they would make further actions. -
Common Sense 1776
A 47 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the 13 colonies. -
Declaration of Independence 1776
The 13 colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain.