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French & Indian War
The French and Indian War that lasted Seven Years. Which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French. -
Proclamation
A proclamation is an official declaration issued by a person of authority to make certain announcements known. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act 1764, also known as the American Revenue Act 1764 or the American Duties Act. -
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Stamp Act
Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
*Tea Act*
The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. -
Intolerable Acts
The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution.