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french and Indian war ends
The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, -
stamp act congress
the first gathering of representatives from several American colonies to devise a unified protest against British taxation. -
stamp act repealed
After months of protest, and an appeal by Benjamin Franklin before the British -
declaratory act passed
eclaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp act -
Townshend acts repealed
The British parliament repealed the Townshend duties on all but tea. -
Townshend acts passed
The tax on tea had existed since the passing of the 1767 -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston -
tea act passed
Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. -
coercive acts passed
The Coercive Acts describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament -
first continental
the First Continental Congress was called to order on September 5th, 1774. 55 colonial -
second continental
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies -
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 -
revolution war begins
The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783. -
declaration of independence signed
in fact, independence was formally declared on July 2, 1776, a date
