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The French and Indian War ended in 1763. It was a war fought between France and Britain. After it was fought Britain went into a depression, where money was scarce. They decided to make up for this money by taxing the colonies, with the excuse that the colonies owed them, because they protected them during the French and Indian War.

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The Quartering Acts of 1765 said that British soldiers couldn't be housed in private homes. However, the act also said that colonists had to pay for barracks and other accommodations for soldiers. This enraged colonists because even though they weren't paying a tx, they were still paying for something they didn't want to.

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During the same year as the Quartering Acts, the Stamp Act was passed. This act said that colonists had to pay for a stamp to be placed on official documents. This made the colonists angry since they were having to buy things for something as simple as paper, and it made decreased their income.

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These nine representatives, from nine colonies, met to discuss the Stamp Act. They organized a protest against the parliament and the King. This was one of the steps the colonists had to create a government, and also about their sense of freedom.

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The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, a year after it was passed. This mean that the colonists had made their voices be heard, and so they were loser to victory. However Britain had another act up their sleeve.

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The day the Stamp Act was repealed, the Declaratory Act was passed. This Act said that Britain could tax whenever they wanted and make decisions for the colonists and that they were justified to do so. This made eh colonist furious, because even tough the Stamp Act was gone they got another act in its place.

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On March 5th, 1770, British redcoats fired at a crowd of protesters/colonists that were unarmed. Even though the colonists were being mean and throwing snowballs, they were unarmed. The redcoats fired and killed five colonists. This made the colonists mad that the British would fire and shoot innocent colonists, and this made colonists mad, and want to fight back.

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Even though the act on tea was still around the Townshend acts were gone and this released some tension, the colonists were still mad that there was a tax on tea.

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The Tea Act outraged colonists. They liked tea, and by passing the Tea Act the British company's tea was allowed to enter the USA without having to pay any taxes. In return British Company Tea was cheaper, and so many colonist's companies crashed.

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On December 16th, 1773 angry colonists dresses up as natives and got on board of a ship. Here they dumped crates of British Tea over the harbor. They dumped 342 crates of tea. This was one of their 1st actions that showed deifying towards Britain.

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These acts were passed by Britain as a punishment for the Boston Tea party. These acts were intolerable and so the colonists called them the Intolerable Acts. They were mad at them because they violated some rights that were in the English Bill of Rights. This showed that colonists that it was okay for the colonist right to be violated, in the eyes of Britain.

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In the first Continental Congress twelve representatives from 12 colonies met to discuss their plan on what to do about the Coercive Acts. Here they sent a letter to the British King, and planned a total boycott of British goods. This was one of the colonists final ways to try to achieve peace. They also agreed to meet again in the spring if things didn't improve.

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Revolutionary War Begins - April 19, 1775

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Revolutionary War Begins - April 19, 1775

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In Lexington and Concord, the revolutionary war began. It was nicknamed the 'shot hear round' the world'. This was significant as it was the first step for the USA to gain freedom from Britain.

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In this Continental Congress delegates were torn right though the middle. Even though the war had started, some delegates were loyal to Britain, and the other half didn't think they would stand a chance against Britain. They also had to choose if they were fighting for peace of to be separated from Britain.

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Declaration of Independence is Signed - July 4, 1776

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Declaration of Independence is Signed - July 4, 1776

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The Declaration Independence was the colonists way to break free from British rule. The document states everything that the king did to wrong the colonists, and how Britain wronged them. This was one of the finals ways the colonists broke free form Britain.