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End of French and Indian War
British will have to start taxing the 13 colonies heavily because of the war. -
Stamp Act
British place tax on newspapers, paper, stamps, etc. -
Townshend Acts
Series of acts passed to impose taxes on products such as lead, glass, paint and most importantly...tea! -
Boston Massacre
A mob formed around a group of officers in Boston and they ended up opening fire on the crowd killing five colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
To protest the tax on tea, a group of colonists dressed up as Mohawk Native Americans, boarded British ships and dumped a great amount of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress convenes
The Continental Congress forms and convenes in Philadelphia to discuss the acts passed by the British parliament. -
Lexington and Concord
The official beginning of the American Revolution...first battle.