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This Seven Year War marked another chapter of imperial struggle between Britain and France. When France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the British colonies. This started many battles to the British in 1756.
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The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed colonists on every printed paper they used. The Townshend Acts of 1767, brought taxes toward paint, paper, glass, lead and tea. Even though it was hated by colonists, the British seen it as fair.
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It was issued by the British to end the french and Indian war. It created a boundary known as the proclamation line. After the French and Indian war, the British Empire began to tighten control over colonies.
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It was the first tax on the American colonies. It was made to raise colonial custom service. It gave agents more power and latitude.
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It was a riot in Boston.It started out as a street brawl between colonists and British soldiers but then became a bloody shootout. This riot happened because of the colonists disagreement with the British tax laws.
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The Boston Tea Party was a protest toward the British. American colonists dumped 342 chests of tea imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. The event was the first major act to the British rule over the colonists.
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The Continental Congress served as a government for the 13 colonies.The first congress was met in 1774 in reaction to Coercive acts. The Second Continental Congress convened after the American Revolutionary War.
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After the Boston Tea Party, the British became very upset. The British created the Coercive acts. Which brought an outrage to the American Patriots.
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British Parliament passes the Boston Port Act, closing the port of Boston and demanding that the city’s residents pay. The Boston Port Act was the first and easiest to enforce of four acts that together were known as the Coercive Acts. And the other three was known as Quartering Act.
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The first formal statement by a nation’s people right to choose their own government. Jefferson had earned a reputation as a voice of the patriots. The Declaration of Independence was divided into five sections, including an introduction, a preamble, a body and a conclusion.
