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French and Indian War
Britain and its colonies defeated France and its American Indian allies and gained control of part of North America. -
Stamp Act
Required colonists to pay taxes on paper goods, to help pay for British troops during the Seven Years War. -
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Townshend Acts
A series of acts passed by british parliament that taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
It was started by colonists throwing rocks and snow at the redcoats. One redcoat shot first and five people in total were killed. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dumped about 340 crates of tea into the Boston harbor in protest of British taxes. -
First Continental Congress
A group of delegates from all the American colonies, except Georgia, decided that colonists should have the same rights.