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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War of 1756–63. It pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France -
Proclamation Of 1763
The king said no colonist can settle west of Appalachian Mountain. The colonist move anyway. -
Sugar Act 1764
Cut tax (tariff) on molasses made in other countries so colonists would stop buying it and buy British instead. Colonist brought in molasses illegally anyway -
Stamp Act 1765
The colonist had to pay tax for paper goods like licenses and pamphlets , paying cards ,dice. The sons of Liberty bullied tax collectors and government. Continental congress met and said no taxation with or without representation. -
Repeal of Stamp Act 1766
On March 1766, Parliament ended Stamps Act but instead created the Declaration Act so they wouldn't look wimpy. British had to tax control over colonist. They celebrated success of Stamp Act congress -
Townshend 1767
Acts-taxes on glass, lead, tea, paint etc. -
Boston Massacre 1770
The colonist didn't like the soldiers so they started throwing stones, sticks etc. The British shot at the colonist and killed 3 people and some of them are wounded. They called it Massacre to make British look bad. -
Boston Tea Party 1773
Tea Act to help British. Tea Campaniles. Boston dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Act 1774
Governor Thomas Hutchinson. Boston Martial law 2nd Cont congress Dec. of colonial independent. -
Cont.Congress (Phil)
Met to discuss international acts. committees of Congress
