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Updated: 6 Sep 2018
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Boston Tea Party
Facts:
1. It was A protest
2. The event wasn’t called the “Boston Tea Party” until 50 years later
3. There was a second Boston tea party three months after the orgignal.The French And Indian War
Facts:
1. George Washington struck the first blow in the war.
2. the war was never declared officially until 1756
3. the seven years war was actually nine yearsColonists heavily taxed on Tea/Stamp/Sugar
Facts:
1. They were taxed on hats.
2. They were taxed on 63 types of paper.
3. THey were taxed on the use of a Pen NameBoston Massacre
Facts:
1. happened on king street in boston
2. After what hapened the British troops were forced to leave town.
3. 5 people diedFirst Continental Congress
Facts:
1. lasted from September 5th, 1774 to October 26th, 1774
2. it was at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Carpenter's Hall
3. It was a meeting between 12 of the 13 coloniesThomas Paine writes “Common Sense”
Facts:
1. it was a 50-page pamphlet
2. it was about his arguments in favor of American independence
3. Paine was born in England in 1737The Declaration of Independence
Facts:
1. When the Declaration of Independence was read aloud in New York City, it started a riot.
2. Eight of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were born in Britain.
3. John Hancock was the first to sign The Declaration of Independence
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