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1754 - 1763
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A war over territories in the New World between Britain and France.
1763
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Forbade all settlements on the west side of the Appalachian Mountains.
1764
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Parliament passed this act; it required colonists to pay taxes on imported sugar and molasses. Repealed in 1766.
1765
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Required colonists to house British soldiers. Repealed in 1770.
1765
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A tax on every printed paper the colonists used. Repealed in 1766.
1767
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Imposed taxes on everyday items (paper, tea, lead, paint) imported in colonies. Repealed in 1770.
1770
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Some British soldiers let loose a few shots at some colonists, killing five. This increased animosity between colonists and Britain.
1773
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Outraged at Britain, some 200 colonists, dressed as Indians, dumped three ships' tea into Boston Harbor.
1773
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Granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly over tea imported to the colonists. Repealed in 1778.
1774
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This was in response to the Intolerable Acts. Delegates from colonies gather together and made a declaration of rights: life, liberty, property, assembly, trial by jury.
1774
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Britain's response to the Tea Party. They were meant to punish mainly Boston and Massachusetts. The acts took many rights away from colonists, like in trials.
1775
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First battles of the Revolutionary War. Colonists, although many had been hurt or killed, stood their ground during these battles against Britain.