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Birth of King George The Third
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Prince of Wales
George's father died when he was 12, and he was made the Prince of Wales that same day, and he would be the Prince of Wales for about 10 years, till he became king of England -
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Rule over England
King George the Third ruled over England for 59 years -
Stamp Act
George had the Stamp act passed, in which it forced colonists to buy British stamps for every official document that they recieved. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act was passed and it put a tax on all tea that went through the colonies, and because of this some colonists revolted and dumped hundreds of crates of tea into the Boston Harbour -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution began at the battle of Concord and Lexington, killing around 250 redcoats, and killing about 90 colonists. -
Treaty of Paris
England and the newly independent United States, signed the Treaty of Paris in France, which released the U.S. from any laws or bindings that England had on them . -
Death of King George The Third
King George the third had 2 incidents where he would go violently insane that he had to be put in a straight jacket. He died being blind, deaf, and still mad (Nice way of saying insane)
