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French-Indian War (1756-1763)
The French-Indian War was the war that caused the british to be in debt and that caused them to place taxes on the Colonists. -
Stamp Act 1765
The British started taxing the Colonists to pay off their debt from the French-Indian War, The Stamp act was a tax on all paper goods, like paper and playing cards. -
Declaratory Act 1765
The Declaratory Act was a document by the British that canceled, or repealed, the Stamp act of 1765. -
Townshend Acts 1767
The Townshend Act was a tax on household items like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre March 5 1770
The Boston Massacre was a time when the British soldiers started firing on the Colonists, killing five and wounding others. -
Boston Tea Party 1773
The Boston Tea Party is when the colonists, some disguised as indians, when aboard the ship, and started dumping 90,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts) 1773
The intolerable acts is when the British closed the Boston Harbor and punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
Quartering Act 1774
The Quartering act is when colonists were forced to provide food and shelter for the Redcoats. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord 1775
This was the first battle of the American Revolution and where the "Shot Heard Around The World" was made, it was the first shots of the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress May 1775
They planned to further act upon if the British did not repeal or change the acts. -
Common Sense 1776
A pamphlet made by Thomas Paine, it was suggesting independence from Great Britain and The Redcoats. -
Declaration of Independence 1776
This was a document that announced freedom and independence from the British.