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French and Indian war
Starting in 1754 In North America the French and Indians went to war. This war made it so Britain gained more territory. Although it led to an argument about paying the expenses of the war and other arguments. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation made it so that the British could form a boundary. There was a group of Indians that rebelled. The boundary made it so that other Anglo-Americans couldn't settle there. -
Sugar Act
They taxed the people to help them pay the costs. They were trying to stop the smuggling of molasses and sugar. -
Stamp act
The stamp act was passed to help pay for British troops. The people payed more money for a stamp that was on different form of documents, playing cards and paper. -
Townshend Acts
The British Parliament kept bringing in more and more taxed goods. The colonists saw it as a wrong use of power. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre was a fight against the colonists and British troops. The colonists threw stones and other items at the British soldiers. -
Tea Act
British parliament passed the tea act which made their tea a lot cheaper. Other stores selling tea lost a lot of business because their tea was more expensive than the British tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was a protest. The colonists were angry and they snuck aboard the ship. The dumped the tea on the boat into the harbor. -
Intolerable acts
The intolerable acts was a series of punishments for dumping the tea in the harbor. They closed the harbor and it would open again once they paid for the tea. -
1st Continental Congress
The 1st continental congress was when a group of thirteen delegates met to talk about the future dealing with Britain.
