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The end of the French and Indian war happened due to the signed Treaty of Paris, where France gave up its North American Territories to the countries of Britain and Spain.
The colonists had mixed feelings towards the end of the French and Indian war as they felt a sense of relief but also anger towards the policies that the British created to increase taxation. -
The Sugar act was a law passed by the British, increasing enforcement on the tax but decreasing the amount of the tax by half, to make sure there was no smuggling of molasses, sugar, and other products in the American colonies.
The colonists reacted with bitterness and irritation towards the Sugar Act as they viewed it as unfair that the British imposed taxes without the colonist's consent. -
The Stamp Act was a Tax imposed by the British Colonies for printed materials in the American Colonies, which led to lots of protests with the "no taxation without representation" motto.
Colonists were boycotting this act, as they considered it a violation against their rights. -
The Declaratory Act was a law passed by the British to declare that they had the right to make laws over the American Colonies.
The colonists had a concerned reaction towards this act, and viewed it as a defiance of their colonial rights, considering it as an intrusion of their self-government. -
The Townshend Act was a series of British Laws that forced taxes on lots of imported goods in the American colonies.
The colonists were not happy with this Act and there were boycotts of the British goods as well as many protests. -
The Tea act was a British-passed Law, which granted the British East India Company ownership over the tea sales in the American colonies.
The colonists were enraged with this act as they viewed it as a violation of their rights as well as an obtrusion of taxation without representation, further leading to the Boston Tea Party. -
The Revolutionary War first started with the Battles of Lexington and Concord, signifying the first conflicts between the British Forces and American colonists with armed machinery.
The colonists had mixed feelings of courage, patriotism, and collaboration as they had one goal, and that was to overcome the British rule and achieve independence.