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French and Indian War
A war between France and Britain to claim land West of the New England colonies. -
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American Revolution
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The Proclamation of 1763
British Parliament decided to restrict the colonists from expanding and colonizing West. -
The Sugar Act
Britain placed taxes on sugar and decided what could, and could not sell and be bought -
The Stamp act
British Parliament forced colonists to stamps to buy all official and non-official paper products -
Boston Massacre
Angered by the Stamp and sugar act, colonists harassed Redcoats, causing them to shoot into the crowd, killing 5 colonists. -
The Tea Act
Britain required colonists to buy tea only from British-owned trading companies. -
The Boston Tea Party
A group of Colonists that were upset about the Tea Act, boarded a British ship and dumped multiple boxes of tea into the Boston Harbour. -
The Intolerable Acts
In response to the Boston Tea Party, Britain closed the Boston Harbour and limited colonist’s town meetings -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Final battles fought in the American Revolution -
The Olive Branch petition
The colonists wrote a petition to ensure peace with Great Britain.