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Treaty of Paris
Was signed by Great Britain, France, and spain after the fall of spain and france during the seven years war -
Sugar act
The sugar act was a law passed to try to stop the smuggling of sugar by reducing the tax rate and it added new item under the navigation acts such as hides, skins, etc. -
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Townshend Act
The british placed some taxes and took away of rights during this time period -
Boston massacre
The boston massacre was a riot about the acts that quickly escalated when the american colonists were beating up on a lone soldier causing the death of many rioters. -
Tea act
The goal of the act was to reduce the amount of tea the the financially struggling company held and proved more of an attack to the colonel economy than that of the sugar act causing more resistance among colonists toward the british. -
Intolerable acts
They were passed to punish the colonists defiance for the tea party. The four acts that were passed was the boston port act, Massecutacts Government act, Administration of justice act, Quartering act, and the Quebec act -
1st continental congress
The meeting of delegates from 12 colonies that formed america -
The battle of Lexington and Concord
The first engagement of the revolutionary war. 49 killed, 39 injured, 4 missing. the british were sent to concord to secure a weapons cache -
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The Revolutionary War
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2nd Continental Congress
The meeting of delegates from 13 colonies that united america during the revolutionary war -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Fought during the early parts of the war were the redcoats destroyed the colonists in war -
Common Sense
Book made by Thomas Pain to persuade people to fight for the british
