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French & Indian War
Aka The 7 Years War
1756-1763
Indians side with the British and battle the French
Treaty of Paris ends the war
British obtains Canada from France and Florida from Spain -
Proclamation Line
Issued by King George III, 1763
No settlement West of the line
Appalachian Mountains, Indian Reserve -
Sugar Act
Aimed to end trading sugar and molasses to the French and Dutch.
Reduced taxes on molasses
Strictly enforced
taxes on sugar, coffee,and clothing
Colonists say this is unfair because they have no representation on parliament -
Declaratory Act
Repealed the Stamp Act
lessens the effect of the Sugar Act -
Townshend Acts
new taxes on paper,paint, lead, glass, and tea
took some freedoms away from the colonists
people still angry about being taxed without representation -
Troops sent to Boston
Sent to maintain order because of the colonists reaction to the Townshend Act
4000 troops -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people when being harassed by a mob in Boston
Heavily publicized -
Tea Act
objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by British East India Company to help the nearly bankrupt company survive
The Sons of Liberty organized a protest against the Tea Act aka The Boston Tea Party. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed after the Boston Tea Party. laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance
Made Britain go into even more dept with the loss of millions of dollars worth of tea
Boston Port Act
Massachusetts Government Act
Administration of Justice Act
Quartering Act
Quebec Act -
Lexington & Concord
Militia forms in MA
150 Colonist ---> "shot heard around the world"
GB Goal: Seize leaders and munitions
8 militia dead, 11 wounded
Morale: 273 GB casualties, 95 US
GB finds nothing
