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French and Indian War
The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France, as well as Native American allies. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was made to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' War. -
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Townshend Act
It was made to help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
This was when 7 British soldiers fired into a crowd of angry Bostonians, killing 5, injuring another 6, and angering an entire colony. -
Boston Tea Party
Bostonians were outraged due to taxes not being uplifted from tea, so they rioted and threw tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
four laws that were passed by the British Parliament to punish the people for the Boston Tea Party -
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First Continental Congress
when delegates from all 13 colonies except Georgia reported to a meeting to discuss a boycott -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War