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French and Indian War
A war between Great Britain and France, ended with the treaty of Paris in 1763 -
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation from England telling the colonists that they couldn't settle west of the Appalachian mountains. The colonists felt it was an attempt to keep them under control, so they rebelled. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a tax by the British that taxed the colonists more heavily on sugar -
The Stamp Act of 1766
The British created a tax on all government papers, pamphlets and playing cards. They used it to regain funds after the seven year war. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were several acts passed by parliament that taxed things that were imported to America. -
Boston Massacre
A fight that occurred between British soldiers and rebel colonists. It ended with several colonists dead and made many people mad. -
Tea Act
The British tried to help the East India company. They lowered the taxes they had to pay to the British, and the Colonists were mad. -
Boston Tea Party
The Colonists were mad at the British for all the taxes they had been putting on them (taxation without representation), so they retaliated by throwing boxes of tea from the British company into the harbor at Massachusetts. -
Intolerable Acts
Acts that the British passed that gave them more control over the colonists. They were in retaliation to the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Continental Congress
Delegates from all of the colonies met and decided to boycott British goods. They met in Philadelphia, and made decisions that impact our lives today.