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French and Indian War
It caused Great Britain to go in debt which made them tax colonists -
Sugar Act
It placed a tax on certain goods that could be exported to Britain -
Stamp Act
Colonists were forced to buy a stamp to put on every paper -
Townshend Act
It raised the revenue in the colonies to pay certain salaries -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into a crowd many times, killed 5 and many were wounded -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party occured as a rebellion against the Tea Act -
Quatering Act
Soldiers were housed in colonists own houses -
Forming of the First Continental Congress
The colonists were upset about the taxes and Intolerable Acts so they held their first congress meeting -
Commitee of Correspondents
The Commitee of Correspondents was formed to organize local opposition to the Intolerable Acts -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Brought an end to the foulness the British put upon the colonists
