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The French and Indian war put England in a lot of debt from buying supplies, so they started taxing the colonists.

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The Stamp act of 1765 was a direct tax on all the colonists' printed products and required all paper to be made in London.

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Quartering act passed. Date March 24, 1765 

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Quartering act passed. Date March 24, 1765 

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The Quartering act was one of the coercive acts. It meant that British soldiers could stay in a colonist house if they wanted to.

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Stamp Act Congress. Date: October 7-25, 1765

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Stamp Act Congress. Date: October 7-25, 1765

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The stamp act congress is where elected state representatives discussed how they could protest the stamp act.

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The colonists protested and boycotted the stamp act, so England repealed it and passed the Declaratory act.

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Declaratory Act passed. March 18, 1766 (same day stamp act was repealed)

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Declaratory Act passed. March 18, 1766 (same day stamp act was repealed)

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This act repealed the Stamp Act but stated that Parliament has the same power in America as in Britain meaning they can make laws and taxes on the colonists.

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The Boston Massacre is when British soldiers opened fire on an angry crowd and hit 5 people.

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Townshend acts repealed. Date March 5, 1770

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Townshend acts repealed. Date March 5, 1770

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The Townshend acts were repealed because the colonists boycotted all British goods and rioted.

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The tea act was a tax on tea products, not for Britain to make money but to bail out the East India tea company.

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The Boston Tea Party is when the Sons of Liberty dumped a shipment of tea in the water to protest the Tea act.

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Coercive acts passed. Date March 28, 1774

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Coercive acts passed. Date March 28, 1774

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The Coercive acts were harsh acts passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other protests.

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First Continental Congress. Date Oct 26, 1774

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First Continental Congress. Date Oct 26, 1774

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Delegates from 12 of 13 colonies talked about what to do about the Intolerable acts.

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Revolutionary War begins. Date April 19, 1775

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Revolutionary War begins. Date April 19, 1775

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The Colonists began fighting for their independence from Britain because of the taxation of the British.

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Second Continental Congress. Date May 10, 1775

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Second Continental Congress. Date May 10, 1775

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The Second Continental Congress is when delegates of every state finally unite in support of the revolutionary war.

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Declaration of independence signed. Date August 2, 1776

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Declaration of independence signed. Date August 2, 1776

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The congress unanimously voted to declare its freedom from Great Britain.