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French/Indian war
This war was faught between British America and New France. Both sides were supported by there military. The french were higjly outnumbered. -
Stamp act
The Stamp act was something that forced citizens to pay a tax on all paper. This money was going towards the soldiers fighting in the mountains. -
Townshend act
This represented a series of acts passed near the beginning of 1767. -
Boston Massacre
This was the killing of 5 colonist by the British. -
Boston Tea Party
They decided to be defiant and pour all of the tea into the Boston harbor due to the taxing of tea. -
Tea Act
This is how the Boston tea party happened. The tea act was a tax on all tea shipped in due too parliament. -
Intolerable acts
This was an act caused by many laws after the Boston tea party. -
Lexington and Concord
This wars goal started off being about the British trying to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock. -
Publishing of Common Sense
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. This helped the 13 colonies gain confidence and fight for there independence. -
1st and 2nd Continental Congress
These were two meetings that led to the 13 colonies working together for the American Revolutionary war.