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French and Indian War
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This was the beginning of open hostilities between the colonies and Great Britain. -
Sugar Act
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. It banned importation of rum and French wines. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
Townshend Acts
Townshend ActsTownshend Acts
Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a colonist and some of the British troops. -
Boston Tea Party
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The Sons of Liberty attcked merchant ships in the port of Boston, and threw out all the tea. -
Coercive Acts
Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts established by the British government. The Coercive acts closed the port of Boston, restricted town meetings, and required colonists to house and quarter British troops. -
Continental Congress
Continental Congress
Two groups of people from all over the 13 Colonies who came together to discuss liberty. They came together to act together in response to the Intolerable Acts. Out of the discussions came the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Marines Corps. -
Lexington and Concord "Shot Heard Around the World"
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War. -
Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.
