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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war is the war that led the British into a huge debt. This is what led the parliament to place taxes on the colonist. -
Proclamation act
The American colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains in an attempt to ease tensions between the colonists and the Native Americans. -
Sugar act
The colonist were upset because sugar goods or sugar products were limited and had to pay tax for sugar. -
Stamp act
The colonist were upset because Stamps, stamp ink, paper, and led got taxed. -
Tea act
The colonist were upset because the tea was taxed -
The Boston Tea party
The colonist were mad because the tea got dumped in the harbor -
Turning point
The turning point was the Boston tea party because the colonists dumped the tea into the harbor because they were upset that the British imported laws on them -
The intolerable acts
The king punished the colonist with the intolerable acts because of the Boston tea party -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
These battles were the first of the revolution. People knew this as the shot heard around the world -
Olive branch petition
The colonist was punished for being loyal to the king.