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Start of the French and Indian war
The French and Indians started fighting against the British. -
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Events leading to the American revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
Prevented colonist from settling west of the Appalachian mountains -
Sugar act
Tax on sugar coffee wines and molasses -
Stamp Act
Taxes were put on legal documents newspaper wills and regular paper -
Townshed act
Tax on tea glass and paper -
Boston massacre
Five civilians were killed -
Tea act
Forced people to buy there tea -
Boston tea party
Sons of liberty throw tea off the side of British ships -
First continental congress
Discussed how to deal with the new taxes -
Intolerable acts
Great Britain’s reaction to the tea party -
Second continental congress
The colonies reaction to the intolerable acts
