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French and Indian War Ends - February 10, 1763

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French and Indian War Ends - February 10, 1763

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Britain stopped the salutary neglect towards the colonies because they were costing too much money and Britain needed to pay off their war debts.

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A new tax that required a stamp for all printed items including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.

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The British required people to quarter British soldiers.

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A group of representatives that met to discuss the colonists’ rights as British subjects.

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An angry mob began throwing rocks and snowballs at British soldiers, 5 colonists were killed after shots were fired by the British soldiers.

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Townshend Acts Repealed - April 12, 1770

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Townshend Acts Repealed - April 12, 1770

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Britain mostly repealed the Townshend Acts this year after the Boston Massacre.

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Britain made it so only the British East India tea company could sell tea in the colonies.

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The Sons of Liberty boarded a British ship and dumped the cargo load of tea into the harbor.

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After the Boston Tea Party, the coercive acts (the intolerable acts in the colonies) closed the Boston Harbor, which economically hurt so many Americans because a lot of people relied on that port.

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FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS - September 5, 1774

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FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS - September 5, 1774

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People from each of the colonies, except Georgia met and drafted the Declaration of Rights, which protested the Intolerable acts.

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Revolutionary War Begins - April 19, 1775

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Revolutionary War Begins - April 19, 1775

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The colonists had enough and decided they needed to break free from Britain, even if this meant war.

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Because of all the pressure from the colonists, Britain decided to repeal the Stamp Act.

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This gave Parliament the right to make laws that were strong enough to keep the people in the colonies under Great Britain’s control.

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Declaration of Independence Signed -  July 4, 1776

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Declaration of Independence Signed -  July 4, 1776

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A document that officially stated the thirteen colonies were cutting ties from Great Britain and the King.

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Second Continental Congress - May 10, 1776

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Second Continental Congress - May 10, 1776

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The second Continental Congress met to discuss the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.