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End of the French and Indian war
at the same end of the war, Britain wins but goes into debt and wants the colonists to pay it. -
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The Proclamation of 1763
the proclamation made it illegal for colonists to move west of the appalation mountains. -
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Sugar Act
the British placed tax on sugar, coffee, indigo, ect. -
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Stamp Act
the stamp act required colonists to purchase stamps for playing cards, newspapers, wills, ect. -
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Quartering Act
required colonists to house soilders and supply them with food and other supplies they would need. -
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Townshend Act
Imports taxes on items glass, tea, led and more. -
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Tea Act
continued to pay tax on tea -
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Boston Tea Party
As a result of the Tea Act, colonists were very upset about paying the tax, so they dumped 342 crates and over thousands of dollars worth of tea into Boston Harbor. -
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Coercive/Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party the British set a punitive law to punish the colonists. -
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Paul Revere’s Ride
Paul Revere tells his friends to prepare signal lanterns on the north church, to inform the colonists if the British are attacking by land or sea. -
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Lexington and Concord
First military engagements of the American Revolutionary war. -
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Boston Massacre
Colonists started taunting the British which led to the massacre.