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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was when Great Britain was trying to drive out the French from the new lands in America. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The French created this proclamation that said where the border was and where colonists could settle that wasn't on what was supposedly their land. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a tax passed by Great Britain to decrease tax on molasses and increase tax on sugar in order to pay for the French and Indian War. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a tax on all papers and documents everywhere in King George III regime except England. -
The Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes the British put on any goods being imported to the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
This massacre was a huge fight between British soldiers and American colonists due to anger about the Townshend Acts. -
The Tea Act
This act was passed by British parliament allowing tea to be shipped directly to the colonies rather than be stopped in England first as they had been doing. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest held by American colonists due to sudden taxes on tea. They dumped 342 chests of tea into the sea that day. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts, (the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, the Quartering Act) were acts created by Great Britain to "punish" colonists for their recent protests and defiance. -
1st Continental Congress
This congress was held with representatives from both the colonies and Great Britain to discuss the future of the growing colonies.