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A war between the french and the british over control of land and the fur trade in North America. Britain won the war and gained control of the mississippi river and parts of canada
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No one was allowed to settle on the west of the Appilachain Mountains. Also, those who were settled on the west of the mountains had to move east.
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This Act put tax on all sugar and molases coming into the colonies.
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Parliament argued that colonial currency had caused a devaluation harmful to British trade. They banned American assemblies from issuing paper bills or bills of credit.
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Organized by Samuel Adams, these helped spread propaganda and information through letters.
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This Act madeit so that printed items required to have a stamp saying tax had been paid
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Britain ordered that colonists were to house and feed British soldiers if necessary.
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These taxes were imposed to help make the colonial officials independent of the colonists and included duties on glass, paper, and tea. Smugglers increased their activities to avoid the tax leading to more troops in Boston.
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The colonists and British soldiers openly clashed in Boston. This event was used as an example of British cruelty despite questions about how it actually occurred.
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To assist the failing British East India Company, the Company was given a monopoly to trade tea in America.
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A group of colonists disguised as Indians dumped tea overboard from three ships in Boston Harbor.
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These were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party and placed restrictions on the colonists including outlawing town meetings and the closing of Boston Harbor.
