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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a theater of the Seven Year War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American Tribes. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by the British at the end of the French and Indian War to appease Native Americans by checking the encroachment of European settlers on their lands. It created a boundary, known as the proclamation line, separating the British colonies on the Atlantic coast from American Indian lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar act
The Sugar act of 1764 created tension between the colonists. Because the British reduced the rate and increased measures to enforce tax. After that it increased the colonists' anxiousness about the intentions of the British Parliament. -
The Stamp act
The Stamp act was the first initial tax to impose directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The problems of taxation and representation raised by the Stamp act fatigued relations with the colonists to the point that the colonists fought back. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in which British Soldiers shot a killed many people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
The Tea act
The Tea act of 1773 created tensions between the colonists Because the colonists could only purchase tea that was British owned and it directly made an impact on colonial merchants because they couldn't make money. -
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party took place on the night of Thursday December 16,1773. According to a bystander's claim's, the Boston Tea party occurred between the hours of 7:00 and 10:00 pm and last for about three hours -
The Intolerable acts
The Intolerable acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in the middle of 1770s.The British established the acts to makes an example of the colonies after the Boston tea party and the outrage they caused became the major push that led to the American Revolution in 1775. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay. -
The Olive Branch Petition
On July 5, 1775, the Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition, written by John Dickinson, which appeals directly to King George III and expresses hope for reconciliation between the colonies and Great Britain. Dickinson, who hoped desperately to avoid a final break with Britain.