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French & Indian War
~War between the French & English
~Over land in North America
~The start of the war was a result of Indians led by George Washington killing a French officer -
Treaty of Paris
~ Ended the French & Indian War
~England was determined to be the victor of this war
~France looses all of its North American claims. England claims all land west to the Mississippi River and North through Canada. -
Proclamation of 1763
~Established by English
~prevented colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
~Colonist did not like being told what to do. -
Sugar Act
~this was a tax on sugar and mollasses
~made to help pay off British war debt.
~helped start the Revolutionary war -
Stamp Act
~passed by Parliament
~tax on legal documents
~ colonist organized a boycott -
town shend acts
- Tax on essential goods
- Tax on varius house hold items such as paper glass
- resulted in boycott
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Quartering act
1, Quartering of troops
2. colonists had to provide food housing blankets candles etc...
3.everyone hated this but nothing could be done -
Boston Massacre
~Tensions rose and shots were fired
~a riot and mobs confronted at British soldiers houses
~Sam Adams used the oppurtonity to whip up an anti British feeling by calling it a masacre -
Tea Act
~ Tax on tea
~cut off tea trade with British
~British lowered prices -
Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable Acts
~no disscusions of policies
~couldn't hold town meetinsport of boston closed
~first contenental meets