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The French & Indian War
The war gave Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but discourse over other frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately led to the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The British were required to station a massive army in North America. Therefore, British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which tried to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications throughout the colonies. -
Townshend Act of 1767
Parliament passes the Townshend Acts. They have the name of Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is the chief treasurer of the British Empire, he's n charge of economic and financial matters. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The American patriots lost at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. The fierce fight confirmed that any reconciliation between England and her American colonies was no longer possible. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
The publication of Thomas Paine's Common Sense became the first viral mass communications event in America.