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French Indian war
The French and the British were fighting over control of the Ohio river valley. The war lasted 9 years, and cost the British a lot of money. The British won, but were in a significant dept. in order to pay of their debt, they start taxing the colonists, sparking the first dispute between the colonist and the crown -
Stamp act
The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
Boston tea party an intolerable act
The Boston tea party was a protest against British parliament’s tax on tea. as protest the colonist decided to destroy a large shipment of tea in Boston harbor.because of this the Boston port bill banned the loading or unloading of any ships in boston harbor, which caused a strong colonial resistance -
Battle of bunker hill
It was one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution. Victory at Bunker Hill came at a terrible price for the British, with nearly half of the 2,200 Redcoats who entered the battle killed or wounded in just two hours of fighting -
Valley forge
On December 19th, 1777, 12,000 soldiers and 400 women and children marched into Valley Forge and began to build what essentially became the fourth largest city in the colonies at the time, with 1,500 log huts and two miles of fortifications.