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french and indian war
The British american colonies were turned against those of new France which then escalated to a war between the french and the Indians and the colonists and British who ended up wining the war. -
Proclamation of 1763
After Britain had won land in North America it issued the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited American colonists to settle down west of the Appalachians -
The stamp act
This act implied having all the colonist buy a stamp for every paper they bought. This was a way that the British were trying to pay for the war debt. -
Quartering act
An act that forced colonists to provide food, housing and clothes for the British troops. -
Townshend act
The Townshend act was a combination of laws that were passes by the British government on the American colonies. They placed new taxes and they also took away some freedoms. -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between British troops and colonists. British soldiers shot and killed several people. This event was publicized everywhere. -
Boston Tea Party
The boston tea party is generally known like a political protest by the sons of liberty .They threw 342 chests of tea into the water. This occured in Boston Harbor, Boston, MA. -
Tea act
This act allowed the company to ship its tea to the colonies without landing to England and also to commission agents who would have stole the right to sell tea. -
The battles of Lexington and Concord
These wars were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary war. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independence was approved by congress and The document stated that the American colonies would no longer be a part of Great Britain and would form their own country.
