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French and Indian war
It caused tension because England began taxing the colonists which upset the colonists because they didn’t have any representation. -
Proclamation of 1763
It caused tension because it restricted the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains. -
Sugar Act
It caused tension because it was the first ever tax the British put on the colonists and it made sugar more expensive. -
Stamp act
It caused tension because it made it to where any legal document must have a stamp. -
Boston Massacre
It caused tension because the British shot and killed 5 colonists. -
Tea act
It caused tension because the colonists were forced to buy tea from the East India Trading Company. -
Boston Tea Party
It caused tension because the colonists dumped 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
It caused tension because the british gov’t shut down the Boston harbor and replaced local governments with loyal king’s men. -
Lexington and Concord
It caused tension because the whole battle is what started the American revolution. -
Olive Branch Petition
It caused tension because the whole battle is what started the American revolution.