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February 10, 1763

Treaty of Paris declares ending of war.

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March 22, 1765

Required colonists to pay a tax on anything paper that they bought.

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May 15, 1765

Allowed British soldiers to house themselves in Colonists homes. Angered Colonists further to protest for fairer terms.

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October, 1765

Meeting in New York that listed why colonists were equal to the British.

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March 18, 1766

Repealed the stamp act but also stated that the British Parliament could tax and make laws above all authority.

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March 5, 1770

British Soldiers fire into a crowd of colonists killing 5 and wounding 6.

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April 12, 1770

Most townshend acts are repealed but tax on tea stands in order for the parliament to show they have the authority to tax.

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May 10, 1773

Put a tax on tea products.

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December 16, 1773

Protest by the Sons of Liberty involving throwing tea into the Boston Harbor.

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May 20, 1774

4 acts passed by the British parliament to punish the colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.

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September 5, 1774

Meeting in Philadelphia with delegates from all Colonies except Georgia.

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April 19, 1775

First shots of the war are fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.

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May, 1775

Meeting held in Independence Hall after shots fired at Lexington and Concord.

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March 18th, 1776

After lots of protest and boycotts from the colonists, the British Parliament repeals the stamp act.

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August 2nd, 1776

Declaration of independence is made July 4th but delegates began to sign it on August 2nd. Document British colonists use to claim their independence from Britain.