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The Enlightment
The enlightment was the period that had a profound effect on political thoughts in the colonies. The enlightment princibles would eventually lead many colonies to question the authority of the british monarchy, -
French and Indian War
The french and indian war was the fourth war between Great Britian and France for control of North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 banned all settlement west of the appslschians. This ban established a proclamation line , which the colonists we're not to cross. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act did three things, it halved the duty of the foreign made molasses, in the hope that colonist would pay a smaller tax rather than risk getting smuggled.it also placed duties on imports and most important , it strengthened the enforcement of laws allowing prosecuters to try smuggling cases in vice-admiralty court rather than in a more sypathetic colonial court. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act required colonists to to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamplet, almanac, and imposed special " stamp duties" on packages playing cards and dice. -
Townshend Acts
Unlike the stamp act , which was direct tax, these were indirect taxes or duties levied on imported materials suvh as glass, lead,paint as they came in the colonies from Britian. -
Boston Massacre
A clash between british soldiers and boston colonists in 1770. -
Boston Tea Party
The dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into the boston harbor by colonist in 1773, five of the colonist we're killed -
Intolerable Acts
a series of laws enacted by parliment in 1774 to punish massachussettes colonist for the boston tea party. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of lexington and concord kicked off the revolutionary war.
