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The Proclamation of 1763 was a restriction placed on the colonies to prevent further conflict with the Native American tribes, but ended up causing colonists to feel their right to western expansion was being unfairly limited. -
The Sugar Act was a law imposed by Britain on the colonies to raise revenue through the taxation of traded goods, such as sugar and molasses. It was the first attempt to raise money by taxing the colonies, and they were not pleased with it. -
The Currency Act was a British law that prohibited the use of any currency created in the colonies. Colonists had to pay their debts in official currency to maintain the economy's stability back in Britain. -
The Stamp Act was a British law that directly taxed the colonies and forced them to pay a tax for a stamp that had to go on any paper goods or legal documents the colonists needed. Began the "no taxation without representation" mindset. -
The Townshend Act was a series of different acts that imposed taxes on imported goods such as glass, lead, paint, and tea to further raise revenue. This resulted in colonial opposition along with boycotts, riots, and anti-British ideals. -
The Boston Massacre was a violent street fight between Boston colonists and British soldiers. 5 colonists were left dead from the ordeal, and it was used as propaganda to fuel anti-British feelings. -
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the Tea Act that had been imposed, where colonists sneaked onto a trade ship and dumped hundreds of containers of tea into the ocean, to oppose allowing the British East Indian Tea Company to monopolize. -
The Intolerable Acts were passed after the effects of the Boston Tea Party. They were meant to punish Massachusetts and resulted in the closing of Boston Harbor, modifying their charter, and moving trials to England. -
The First Continental Congress was the first self-governing unified colonial body. The members worked to establish an association that would boycott British goods and promote their own rights. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military fights between the colonies and Britain. It was started as an attempt to disarm the rebels, but instead sparked the war, and the site of the famous "shot heard round the world".