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French and Indian War
The French Indian War was one of a series of wars between the British and French.The French and Indian War took place from 1754 to 1763.The British won the war and won the right to keep Canada and several other possessions in the New World. -
Sugar Act
Act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. These taxes affected only a certain part of the population, but the affected merchants were very vocal. -
Boston Massacre
Shooting of five American colonists by British troops. The Boston Massacre deepened American distrust of the British military presence in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Angry and frustrated at a new tax on tea, American colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty and disguised as Mohawk Native Americans boarded three British ships and dumped 342 whole crates of British tea into Boston harbor. -
Lexington and Concord
First shots fired between American and British troops. The British were forced to retreat, harassed by militiamen along the way.
