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The French and Indian War
It was the North American conflict in a larger war between Great Britain and France. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation was issued by the British, and it created a boundary separating the British colonies from the American Indians. -
The Sugar Act
The British's attempt at trying to stop the smuggling trade of molasses and sugar. -
Stamp Act of 1766
The British passed the act to help replenish their finances from the war with France. -
Townshend Acts of 1767
The act taxed goods that were imported to the American colonies. It was also an attempt to exert power over the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The massacre was a riot that occurred when British soldiers shot and killed several people. -
Tea Act
The Act made it so the Tea company could directly ship the tea to the colonies without having to go to England first. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a protest where 342 chests of tea were thrown into the Boston Harbor by American Patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians. -
Intolerable Acts
It was a number of measures meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Continental Congress
It was compromised of delegates from the colonies where they met to discuss how to react to the Intolerable Acts.
