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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. -
Proclamation
The British government doesn’t allow the American colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains in an attempt to remove tensions between the colonists and the Native Americans. -
The Sugar Act
The first effort by the British was to control economic activity in the American colonies by limiting what sugar products could buy and sell. -
The Stamp Act
British policy had a requirement for all colonists to purchase stamps, official papers, including letters and etc. -
The Quarter Act
The colonist was required to pay for the housing of British soldiers. -
The Townshend Act
British policy manipulated taxes that colonists had to pay on tea, glass, lead, paper, and paint products. -
The Tea Act
This British act required colonists were only allowed to purchase tea from British-owned East India exchanging Companys which directly impacted the colonial merchants. -
The Intolerable Acts
the British government was in direct response to the Boston Tea Party. The purpose was to punish the colonist. the act limited town meetings and closed the Boston Harbor. -
The Quartering Acts
This act was a part of the Intolerable Acts as a response to the Boston Tea Party. This act was similar to the Quartering Act of 1765 which required colonists to pay for the housing of British soldiers. -
The Battel Of Lexington
signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775.