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t's 1763. You're a basically happy, content colonist in North America. British and proud of it. The French and Indian War has just ended. Peace reigns on the continent.

What did Great Britain create, in 1765, that put you on The Road
to Revolution?

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LIBERTY! . Road to Revolution Game . Question 1 | PBS

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t's 1763. You're a basically happy, content colonist in North America. British and proud of it. The French and Indian War has just ended. Peace reigns on the continent. What did Great Britain create, in 1765, that put you on The Road to Revolution?

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Sortify: American Revolution - GameUp - BrainPOP.

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In this free social studies game, students sort British and American Colonists and events leading up to the American Revolution by common characteristics.

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American Revolution for Kids | Facts on the Revolutionary War

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Sing along to this American Revolution song!

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All you need to know about the Boston Tea Party!

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Did you know that the residents of Boston once threw a huge tea party in Boston ? It was a revolutionary event that didn't look anything like the tea parties you might throw for your friends when you're playing!

On a cold night in December 1773, a group of American called the Sons of - some of whom were as Native Americans - boarded three British ships in Boston and dumped 342 crates of tea into the water. This event, which became known as the Boston Tea Party, was one of the major events that led to the American Revolution .

Why did the do this? It was their way of protesting what they believed were being upon them by Great Britain. They didn't think it was right that Great Britain could force them to buy tea from the East India Trading Company (a British company) and pay high on the tea (due to the Tea Act) - all without having a voice, or representation , in the British government.

The cry the used was "no taxation without representation ." They believed they deserved to have representatives to express their views in the British government if that government wanted to impose upon them.

At first, the refused to pay on the tea and asked that it be returned to England. When the British government refused, they decided to dump the tea into the instead. If you're wondering what the big deal was, you should know that the containers of tea weighed about 90,000 pounds, which in today's money would be worth about $1 million!

Even though many of the had worn disguises, the British government knew who was responsible. It responded with a series of even more and a set of laws known as the Intolerable Acts. Just two years later, the American Revolution would begin!

Here are some other fun facts about the Boston Tea Party:

The three British ships that had their tea dumped overboard were the Dartmouth, the Eleanor and the Beaver.

Paul Revere was one of the people who participated in the Boston Tea Party.

The tea that was dumped into Boston was originally from China.

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History of the Taxes Imposed by the British Government during the American Revolution in Colonial America

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* The " shot heard 'round the world" refers to the first time colonists and British troops engaged in battle - the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

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What mattered most to the African Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War was an opportunity to gain their freedom. Those who joined the was joined the side which they felt would eventually provide them with freedom.

Crispus Attucks, a black man, was the first person to be shot and killed during the American Revolutionary War.

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*There were many leading causes that lead to the American Revolutionary War.

*The British passed the so called Navigational Acts which stated the colonists just only with Britain.

*The British also passed a tax on Sugar Act 1764 making so the colonists had pay tax on sugar.

The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770. A riot took place and British soldiers shot 5 people dead.

*The Stamp Act of 1765 was one of the leading causes of the Revolutionary War as it taxed newspapers and official documents.

The Townshed Act of 1767 placed on the colonists taxed imported goods.

*In 1773, a group of men disguised as Indians boarded the ships and dumped all the tea in the harbor to protest the Tea Act which gave a British company the right sell tea and put a tax on it. This Boston Tea Party was one of the leading causes of the American Revolutionary War.

*After the Boston Tea Party the British passed the Intolerable Acts which placed restrictions on the colonists including outlawing town meetings and the closing of Boston Harbor.

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*There were many people important to the American Revolution

* George III was the British King during the war.

*Paul Revere, known for awakening people in his " midnight ride" to warn them about the arrival of the British, was eventually captured by British soldiers and later released.

* Benedict Arnold became a traitor after George Washington was made Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolution because he did not think he was getting credit for his contributions to the war.

* Betsy Ross made the decision to create the five pointed stars on the American flag because it was an easier to create a five star with scissors rather than the more difficult six star.

* Thomas Jefferson was head of the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, and many others signed the Declaration of Independence.

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Many women served in the American Revolutionary War.

*Mary McCauley Hays, also known at " Molly Pitcher" went to the battlefield with her husband William and distributed water to the Continental troops.

* Deborah Sampson who fought in the Revolutionary War was not know to be a woman until she came down with a fever and was examined by a doctor. She was discharged from the army.

* Betsy Ross made the decision to create the five pointed stars on the American flag because it was an easier to create a five star with scissors rather than the more difficult six star.

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