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French and Indian War
The French and Indain War started out as simply a struggle for the Ohio Valley, but quickly escalated and turned into a 9 year war. This war left England with exponital debt. -
Period: to
American Independence
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Sugar Act
Tax on sugar was reduced by half. But tax on sugar was drasticallt raised. -
Stamp Act
The first direct tax on the colonist. Taxed anything that was printed, and was eventually repealed. -
Quartering Act
Ordered local colonist to house Birtish Soliders.. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament had full right to make laws on colonies. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group out to potect the rights of colnial people. They were best known for being the ones that dumped all the tea in the harbor at the "Boston Tea Party". -
Townshend Acts
Indirect tax on any imported goods. This upsetted many people in the colonies and they decided that they did not want anyone to be able to tax them without any concent. -
Shays' Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was a battle mainly over the fact that farmers were being heavily taxed on there property was unfair. -
Boston Massacre
The incident in which Britsh Solders killed 5 people, including young boys. Made colonist hate England. -
Boston Tea Party
When the colonists dumped the eta in the harbor in revolt to England. -
Intolerable Act
Punishmetn to the colonists for the dumping the tea in the harbor. -
Coercive Acts
Punished colonists for protesting, and the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continetal Congress
56 delegates met in Philly and drew up a Declaration of colonial rights. -
Lexington and Concord
"The Shot Heard Round the World." First battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress
Law on amuntition. -
Declaration of Independence
Declared the colonies independence from England. -
Proclamation of 1763
Declared no settlement west of the Appalchain Mountains. -
Ratification of the Articles of Confederation
