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Called in 1776. The colonists decide to officially break ties with Britain. This was where the Declaration of Independence was formed.

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War was started between colonists and the British when the first shots were fired at the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

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As a response to the Intolerable Acts, the colonists called the First Continental Congress where they voted to boycott all British goods and to not export goods to England.

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To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party, Parliament closed the Boston Harbor and allowed British officers to quarter troops.

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To protest the Tea Act, the colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped the tea overboard from the British East India Co. ships

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Passed in 1773. This allowed the British East India Company to monopolize tea in the colonies.

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The British were forced to remove troops from Boston and repeal the Townshend Acts

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March 5, 1770. A squad of British soldiers came to help a guard who was being harassed by an angry crowd and several colonists were shot.

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Repealed in 1770

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Passed in 1767. The British placed taxes on glass, paints, lead, paper, and tea.

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Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766.

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Colonies sent representatives to the Stamp Act Congress to protest the Stamp Act. The Sons of Liberty was formed to protest the Stamp Act.

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Passed in 1765. This law put a tax on all paper items including newspapers, legal documents, books, dice, and playing cards. The people came up with the rallying cry, "No taxation without representation." This was the first direct tax on colonists.

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Britain passed a law that said colonist could not move into the region beyond the imaginary line drawn by the king. This made the colonists mad because they had just won the right to that land during the war.

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Lasted from 1754-1763 and is also known as the Seven Years War. This war was fought between France (with the help of Native Americans) and the British. This created a lot of debt for Britain which caused them to tax the colonies.