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The French and Indian War
The French and Indians battled the British colonists over land and empires. British win control over much more land -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation stated that you cannot live past a line along the Appalachian Mountains -
The Sugar Act
A revenue-raising act passed by parliament. An extension of the Molasses Act made because the Molasses Act was expiring. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act is an act that forces American colonies to house British soldiers. Colonists would also have to feed British soldiers. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is an act which makes American buy stamps for printed paper products. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is an event where the British Army shot and killed people while under attack by a mob. -
The Battle of Alamance
The Battle of Alamance was the last battle in the War of the Regulation. It was a rebellion in colonial NC over taxation and local control. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was to reduce the amount of tea held by the British East India Company so the struggling company can survive. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party refers to the night when Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded 3 ships and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were harsh laws passed by the British Parliament. They were meant to punish American colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other protests. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles marked the conflict between the kingdom of armed conflict and its thirteen colonies in America.
