Revolutionary War

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  • The French and Indian War Ends

  • The British Parliament Passes The Stamp Act. Many Americans boycott British goods. New laws and boycotts follow.

  • British troops kill American colonists in an event that becomes known as the Boston Massacre.

  • Colonists protest the Tea Act with the "Boston Tea Party."

  • The first Continental Congress meets.

  • The Revolutionary War begins when fighting breaks out at Lexington and Concord.