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Jamestown, 1st Colony established
This youtube video explains all about Jamestown, how it was started and what ultimately led to its end.
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House of Burgesses
First English representative Government in Colonies, was created to Pass laws and maintain order in the Jamestown Colony of Virginia and other settlements that followed -
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French and Indian war
While it does not sound like it really involves the colonies, this war was a major factor in the colonists deciding to go to war with Britain. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war#:~:text=The%20French%20and%20Indian%20War%20began%20in%201754%20and%20ended,ultimately%20to%20the%20American%20Revolution. -
The stamp act
Following the French and Indian war, the british needed to make back their war Debt. They placed the stamp act on colonist as an attempt to make money off of them. They instead added fuel to their fire of wanting to break away from England -
The Townshend act
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Boston Massacre
The youtube video explains what led to the Boston massacre and what happened.
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Boston Tea Party
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
This History.com article explains everything we need to know about the "Tea Party" -
The Coercive acts
https://www.mountvernon.org
/library/digitalhistory/digital-
encyclopedia/article/the-
coercive-intolerable-acts-of-
1774/#:~:text=The%20act%
20authorized%20the%20Royal,
to%20foreign%20ports%20or%
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