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The Turning Point

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    A war that begin over the issue of property of the Ohio River Valley
  • proclamation of 1763

    proclamation of 1763

    An attempt by the British government to restrict the American colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    This was the first effort by the British to limit what sugar products colonists could buy and sell.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    This British policy required colonists to purchase stamps for all printed goods.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by colonists in Boston.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    Required that colonists were only allowed to purchase tea from the British-owned Companies.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    A protest by the Sons of Liberty where colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

    First battle fought between the British and the colonists.
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition

    A petition adopted by Congress to be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent war from being declared.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    Colonists were required to pay for the housing of British soldiers.