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The french and Indian War
A war between french, British, and American Indian. The war was caused by the expansion of french to the Ohio river. British had already settled their because of the good farmland, also controlled major rivers,and chances to trade with American Indians. -
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The American Revolution
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The sugar act
It was an British attempt to make money from the colonies. It gave British new power which led to end smuggling and illegal trade that helped traders. Brought up the issue of taxation without representation. It upset alot of colonist who had no way to fight against the new law . -
The Stamp Act
This Acts led to riots and demonstration. The colonist protested that the tax was expensive, inconvienient , and unfair. -
The townshend Acts
It was a parliament passed in 1767. It placed taxes on imports such ass lead, glass,paper,paint, and tea. It started a new way of collecting taxes to force colonists to pay. Created punishments for colonists also. -
The Boston Massacre
It was a fight that broke out between soldiers and colonists. It started when the colonist began to taunt the British solders. Then the soldiers began to fire at the colonists which led to a war. -
The Tea act
This act outraged many british. It was when the colonists bought tea from the smugglers and not the british. So british had put a end to it. Then colonists joined the sons of liberty and fought the rights of colonists. -
The boston tea party
It was a protest which more than 100 people took place in. The colonists dressed as mohawks and boarded the ship. Once they was on the ship they began to dump 45 tons of tea into the harbor. -
The first continental Congress
It was formed by the 12 colonies. It was petitioned the king to repeal the intolerable acts. It was a declaration of rights. Included many suggests as liberty, Property, assembly,and many more. -
The battle of Lexington
A minutemen met british at lexington green. A shot was fired from a unknown source. After more shooting resistance faded. Then the british moved to concord. -
The battle of Concord
The British had raided concord and destroyed weapons. Then the met a group of minutemen at the North Bridge and left. Then the British retreated after meeting resistance.
