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French and Indian war
for nine years 1754-1763 Britain paid a large amount of money to keep the colonies safe and happy by fighting a war . -
stamp act congress
a new tax that required a stamp for all printed including newspapers , legal documents and more . -
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. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, -
toanshend acts 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. -
stamp act repealed
Parliament passed the Declaratory Acts, asserting that the British government had free and total legislative power over the colonies -
declaratory act
he 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 -
boston massacre
American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. The conflict energized anti-British sentiment -
toanshend acts repealed
The British government, led by Prime Minister Lord North, maintained the taxes on tea, in order to underscore the supremacy of parliament. -
tea act passed
the Tea Act imposed no new taxes on the American colonies. The tax on tea had existed since the passing -
boston tea party
Tea Party took place because the colonists did not want to have to pay taxes on the British tea. -
coercive acts passed
the British Parliament in 1774, relating to Britain's colonies in North America the Boston Tea Party, the Coercive Acts sought to punish Massachusetts as a warning to other colonies. -
first continental congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States -
second continental congress
the second continental congress delegates signed the declaration of independence though the fighting and the war already began -
revolution war begins
their red coats, and minutemen the colonists' militi exchanged gunfire at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. -
declaration of independence
important documents in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule
