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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War \ When France's expansion grew closer to Ohio River, they had a fight with Britain over the land, leading to Britain declaring war in 1756. In 1763, they made peace at a peace conference, where the British recieved the territories of Canada from France, and Florida from Spain. -
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The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763Issued by King George III, following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp ActThis law required all colonists to pay a "stamp tax" on every printed paper like legal documents, contracts, wills, ads, and even playing cards and dice. Because the Stamp Act affected all colonial residents resistance was widespread, not only was it violent but for the first time they proved their economic power by not paying debts and boycotting British goods. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend ActsThe Townshend Acts were four acts passed by the British Parliment, which allowed them to exert authority over the colonies. It was named after Charles Townshend, the man who sponsored them. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston MassacreThe Boston Massacre was a street fight between a squad of British soldiers and a mob of "patriots." Many were killed this calling it the Boston Massacre. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act An act of the Parliment of Great Britain, this act reduced the surplus amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive. The policy ignited a “powder keg” of opposition and resentment among American colonists and was the catalyst of the Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party FactsThis was a political protest agains the high tax on tea. Therefore, the protesters stowed away on a boat and dumped all 340 chests of the India Trading Company's tea into the Boston Harbor which -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable ActAlso known as the Coersive Acts, parliment couldn't stand the colonial antics. They saw the 342 chests of tea that belonged to the British East India Colony, they decided to put a stop to it. Boston Harbor was closed until the entire shipment of tea was paid off, and cleaned. Town meetings were not allowed and General Gage was named governer of Massachusetts. They banned everything that could casue havoc on the port. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Lexington and ConcordBritain's General Gage had a secret plan to go to Lexington to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock, then set to Concord to get gunpowder. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of IndependenceThis document, symbolizing the colony's freedom from Great Britain, was a summarization for the colonist's motivations for independence. When they said they were an independent country, the french assisted them in their war with Britain.
