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French and Indian War
Led to American Revolution -
Sugar Act
Merchants required to pay a tax of 6 pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. -
Stamp Act
A tax on playing cards -
Boston Massacre
British troops kill Attucks -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest by the sons of Liberty in Boston -
Intolerable Acts
Harsh laws passed by the British Parliament -
Lexington and Concord
"Kicked off the American Revolution" British troops marched from Boston to Concord to seize an arms cache