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French and Indian war
The French and Indian War was fought to decide if Britain or France would be the strong power in North America. -
stamp act passed
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used -
stamp act congress
was a meeting held in New York, New York, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America. -
declaratory act passed
declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. -
stamp act repeat
After months of protest, and an appeal by Benjamin Franklin before the British House of Commons, Parliament voted to repeal the Stamp Act -
Townsend act passed
They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists including the following: New taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. -
Townshend act repealed
The British parliament repealed the Townshend duties on all but tea. Pressure from British merchants was partially responsible for the change -
Boston massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston, and all this happen because people protest about the increase on taxes -
First Continental Congress
During the opening weeks of the Congress, the delegates conducted a spirited discussion about how the colonies could collectively respond to the British government's coercive actions, and they worked to make common cause. -
tea act passed
The passing of the Tea Act imposed no new taxes on the American colonies. The tax on tea had existed since the passing of the 1767 Townshend Revenue Act. -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party took place because the colonists did not want to have to pay taxes on the British tea. They were afraid that Britian would take over America, and they wanted to rule their own country -
coercive act passed
Passed in response to the Boston Tea Party, the Coercive Acts sought to punish Massachusetts as a warning to other colonies. -
revolutionary war begins
he Revolutionary War began with the confrontation between British troops and local militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on 19 April 1775. -
second continental congress
It convened on May 10, 1775 with representatives from 12 of the colonies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania shortly after the battles of Lexington and Concord, succeeding the First Continental Congress which met in Philadelphia from September 5 to October 26, 1774. -
declaration of independence signed
At the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, fifty-six delegates signed the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America
