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The British went to war against the French over land in the Ohio River Valley. The British won the war and gained land in North America.
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The Proclamation of 1763 said that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This land was reserved for the Native Americans. Colonists were unhappy with this proclamation.
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The Sugar Act taxed sugar, coffee, and cloth imported form England. The taxes were a way to pay off debt from the French & Indian War.
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The Stamp Act taxed all paper goods from England. Colonists met at the Stamp Act Congress and decided to boycott British goods.
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After repealing the Stamp Act, Parliament passed the Townshend Act, which taxed glass, tea, paper, paint. This was a way to show control over the colonies.