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Founding of the Colonies
A lot of British colonies wanted to find new land in America and they found land on the east coast like Georgia, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. -
“No Taxation Without Representation”
Is a slogan of the colonist when No Taxation Without Representation is tyranny. -
French and Indian war
War between Great Britain and the French, with Indians -
Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Currency Act, Stamp Act
These are beloved items that the British managed to tax for more money for the war -
Sons of Liberty
A society was formed to protect the rights of the colonists -
Boston Tea Party
The British got so much backlash for taxing they stopped taxing items except for tea the one thing a lot of people like -
Boston Blockade
government passes the Boston Port Act, closing the port of Boston and demanding that the city's residents pay for the dumped tea. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts were meant to punish the American colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other protests. -
First Continental Congress
Was a meeting of leaders from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met together. -
Paul Revere’s “Ride”
Paul Revere's ride was a ride to warn which way the british were coming from. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” is a pamphlet written to inspire independence.
