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Stamp Act
In the March of 1765, the British passed the Stamp Act which taxed things like paper, mail and other important things. This set off riots through the towns.
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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Masscre was a street fight with snowballs and sticks and also several British guns that caused 5 deaths.
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Boston Tea Party
On the night of December 16, 1773 a group of colonists dressed up like Mohawk Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest taxes.
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Concord
When the British arrived at Concord they discovered that the colonists had moved the guns.
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Lexington and Concord
The minutemen met the British in the Lexington and Concord to prevent the British soldiers from getting the colonial guns and ammunition. The colonists forced the British to return to Boston. The colonists used the hit, run and hide technique to defeat the British and to depleat their forces. Picture Source: Getty Images
