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French and Indian War
The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, and playing cards. -
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Townshend Act
To help pay expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
British sentries guarding the Boston Customs House shot into a crowd of civilians, killing three men and injuring eight, two of them mortally. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts. -
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress delegates from 12 of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord is also known as the famous shot heard around the world, and marked the start of the American War of Independence.