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Jonathan Edwards begins Great Awakening
The great awakening was a huge Christian religious revival, the revival spread new ideas about religion and may have influenced the American Revolution. -
War of Jenkin's Ear
This war an armed conflict between Britain and Spain, which was caused by illicit British trading activities in the Spanish Caribbean. -
Peace of Paris
The Peace of Paris was and agreement between Great Britain, France, and Spain that was signed after the seven years war. -
Sugar Act
The British lowered their tax on molasses to induce importers on buying British molasses instead of smuggling it from competing French and Spanish colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The British soldiers opened fire on a group of American colonist killing 5 men. This happened because the Americans had been leading protest against the British because of their taxation. -
Regulator Protests (1768-1771)
This was when the Carolina colonies took arms against colonial officials that they believed were corrupt.