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End of the French and Indian War
For a 9 years war, British finally won -
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Pontiac's rebellion
The Native Americans started attacking the British Forts, because before the French was controlling the land they treated Native Americans nicely but now British treated them badly and made them unhappy. Because of the problem of British debt and just had a long war, they didn't want to start a new war, so they gave a piece of land to Native Americans and asked them to stop. -
Proclamation of 1763
British made a new law called Proclamation, this law made Native Americans only can stay in east and couldn't go to west but they already stayed in east for 9 years, they wanted to go out . Native Americans are really unhappy with this law. -
Sugar Act
British taxed on sugar, wine and coffee, sugar tax was only half of molasses tax but colonists refused to pay it. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act was a direct tax, taxing on newspaper, play cards, dice and all the other printed material. But those things only the educated, rich, literate people, which is more powerful people then the others, and go to the courthouse if you don't pay it. British during this because they wanted to let the people might hurt them got difficult -
Quatering Act
Most British soldiers quartered in public buildings, but when they were out, they only could quartered in private house. The colonists are really unhappy with that, they thought is another way to limit their freedom. -
Virginia Resovles
In late May 1765, the Virginia House of Burgesses passed the Virginia Resolves. They said British doesn't have the right to let them to pay the tax. -
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Stamp Act Congress
Nine out of thirteen colonists start to agree with British doesn't have to right to let them pay those tax. -
Repeal of Stamp Act
British canceled the Stamp Act rule, what is was already too late, their relationship already got damage, -
Declaratoy Act
Britain has the right to pass the laws regarding the colonies. British repealed the stamp act, but this declaratory act says they still have the right to tax them, they are still taxing. But 13 colonies doesn't know this, because they were in their celebration. -
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Townshend Act
British started taxing on lead, glass, paper, paint, teas. colonists. colonists were really unhappy with that, they boycotts all British products. Also, ladies made a group the daughter of liberty, they stopped buying expensive things from British. -
Boston Massacre
There were only 5 persons dead in Boston Massacre, but the British government told the world it was Boston Massacre. And there was all white and one black man, but in the picture there was all white, because if they white is more important then black. In the picture, the colonists does not has any weapons, but they had rocks in their hands in reality. And it seems like how evil is British, killing people that doesn't have anything.