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French and Indian war
The British wanted sheep Ohio river land. George Washington took the first shot. The British ended up winning and got the land and got in big debt. -
The proclamation of 1763
It was a border to keep the colonists out of Indians land to stop another war and because of debt. -
Stamp act
People had to pay for stamps on paper products and the sons and daughters of liberty were made to rebel. -
Townshend act
The British made the colonists pay taxes on paper, glass, paint, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Kids threaten British troops and the troops shot back and the colonists attacked and the troops fired back leaving some dead and more injured -
The Boston tea act and Party
60 men dressed as Indians and dumped 342 crates of tea into the ocean to rebel against the British for making them pay taxes on the tea. -
Committees of correspondence
Samuel Adams was the leader and started the first one. It was to share information between towns on what they where doing to rebel agents the British army. -
The coercive act
it was made to punish the colonist for all the damage they did and they closed the Boston harbor and made the colonists feed and house the troops -
Sugar act
The government made the colonists pay taxes on the sugar and molasses. -
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The first continental congress
it was the first time the colonists came together as one to form america. They also talked about how to fix problems like the British -
Battle of Lexington and concord
The colinists attact the British and Won the war and the British lost. That is why amarica is amarica
