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The North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War. The Colonists were dissatisfied about losing the war. -
An act that cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum. The colonists reacted by protesting the new tax. -
An act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. The colonists were not happy and demanded, "no taxation without representation." -
An act that stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies in all cases whatsoever. Some colonists were still celebrating the stamp act repeal while others thought this new act was also a threat to their independence. -
An act that created a series of taxes and regulations to fund administration of the British colonies in America. The colonists protested this act and also demanded "no taxation without representation." -
An act that granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. The colonists boycotted tea as a reaction. -
The Revolutionary war was a war between the American and English military's. The war ended in the independence of America from England. The colonist reacted by feeling like maybe their fight for liberty was worth a war.