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French and Indian war
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France -
Proclamation of 1763
Prevented American colonists from settling west of Appalachia -
Sugar act
It was the British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies -
Stamp act of 1765
American colonists were required to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. they took away freedoms and added new taxes. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. -
Tea Act
To get rid of all of the tea that Britain had -
Boston Tea Party
A protest where American colonists dumped tea into the ocean because of the taxes they were putting on them -
Intolerable acts
Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. -
1st congressional congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States.