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The North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France.
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Great Britain acquired land in North America from France after the Seven Years' War.
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British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies.
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An Act of Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America.
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A series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767.
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British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston.
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The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England.
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A political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
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Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.
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Was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that become the United States.