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French and Indian War ended
British and French fighting over land. British success. This war made the colonists realize they can unite and be separate from Britain. -
Proclamation of 1763
No expansion west of Appalachians. -
The Sugar Act
Started to collect taxes on imported molasses, this made colonists frustrated. -
The Stamp Act
Required that all documents bear a stamp that could be purchased only from official tax collectors. Colonists were outraged. -
Quartering Act
Requires colonists to feed and house British soldiers. -
Pitt's compromise
Stamp Act was repealed and Sugar Act was weakened. -
Townshend Duties
Taxes on import of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
A street mob challenged British troops. 5 colonists were killed. -
Boston Tea Party
Protest against the Tea Act, dumped 342 chests of tea overboard. -
Intolerable Acts
British government closed part of Boston and suspended charter of Massachusetts. Way of punishing colonists for the Boston tea party. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from each of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to organize resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts.
