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French and Indian war
French expansion created tension between the British as they were expanding into their territory -
French and Indian war
Tension between the french and british due to the french expanding into the british land -
Proclamation of 1763
Appalachian mountains create a border (the eastern continental divide) -
The Sugar Act
Ending smuggling of sugar and molasses between the Brits, French, Dutch and West Indies -
Stamp act of 1766
Made it so that the colonists were required to purchase a stamp for every official document they got therefore raising revenue and taxation for the colonists of early America -
Townshend acts of 1767
A series of "rules" that made it so that goods were taxed by the british government -
Boston Massacre
A bloodbath that started as a riot of colonists that escalated quickly and resulted in the death of many people -
The Tea Act
Another excessive taxation was enforced upon the colonists this time charging tax for tea -
Boston Tea Party
An act of retaliation/protest by throwing tea off of the ships in the harbor and throwing it into the water -
The Intolerable Acts
Another series of "rules" or "laws" passed by the british parliament in response to the recent colonial defiance -
The 1st Continental Congress
An arranged government created representing the 13 colonies and the early United States.