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French and Indian war
The French and Indian War was a war between British America and New France and they both had Native American allies. Britain's economy was disappearing because of the debt caused by the war, which led to the taxation that enraged the colonists in the beginning. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was the ending of the French and Indian war. It helped lead the American Revolution because it weakened enforcements. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a new tax that was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. This helped lead to the American Revolution because it caused an uproar of the colonists because of the new tax. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts and taxes passed by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America on glass, paint, paper, and tea. It helped cause the American Revolution because the began a temporary truce between the two sides. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Masacre was a street fight in Boston between a "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers which involved them throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was the last straw in a series of not famous policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American colonies. It helped lead the American Revolution because it was one of many measures charged on the American colonists by the greatly indebted British government. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty. It helped lead to the American Revolution because this act caused the colonists to start the violent part of the war. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were the American Patriots' term for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. It helped lead to the American Revolution because when the King ruled these laws, they started rebelling. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. It helped lead to the American Revolution because it was where the first battle was held. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Continental Congress which announced that the thirteen American Colonies would no longer be under control of England/Europe.
