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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened when a patriot mob attacked a British loyalist who fired a gun at them killing a boy -
French and Indian War
The French and Indianan War was a war between Great Britain and France. It was known as the seven years' war and ended in the treaty of Paris in 1763. -
The proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a British- produced boundary marked in the Application Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was the Americans trying to end the unfairness of taxes. They refused to buy any sugar because they didn't want to support the unfairness. -
Stamp Act of 1766
The Stamp Act of 1766 was the act that required the colonists to pay taxes on paper. All the paper they used had to have a stamp of it. It was first made to make money after Seven years' war in France. -
Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts of 1767 taxed goods imported to the American colonies. The American's were upset because they saw it as a use of power. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was an Act of the parliament of great Britain. The objective was to the massive amount of tea help by the British. The tea was very expensive and the American's didn't think it was fair. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest. The Britain proposed a new way of getting taxes. The American's were angry and frustrated with this new way so they dumped all the tea. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British after the Boston tea party. The laws were meant to punish those who dumped out all the tea. -
1st Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was a meeting made by the Americans discussing boycotting the Great Britain goods to establish American rights.