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French Indian War
France and Great Britain were fighting in North America for control of the Ohio River Valley. The war lasted 9 years and was incredibly expensive. Great Britain started to tax the colonist heavily to pay off the debt. This led to the first major disagreement between the colonist and the crown. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of 4 acts from the British. This was made to exert authority over colonist via taxing goods. Which were goods such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Tensions was high back when this happened. American colonists didn't agree with the taxation because they felt repressed. -
Declaration of independence
The colonist felt in their heart they were being mistreated and abused. And they hold the strong belief that they have the right to evolve and become independent. They had a lot of issues with the parliament of England, so they wrote a 'Declaration' to free themselves.