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The Enlightenment
Scientist looked beyond religious doctrine to investigate how the world works. -
French and Indian War
Thr fourth war between Great Britain and France for control of North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
This banned all settlement west of the Appalachians. The British could not enforce this ban. -
Sugar Act
This act lowered the tax on sugar. This act was to try to prevent colonist from smuggling. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act requireded colonist to buy special stamped paper forfor every legal document. -
Townshed Acts
This was a direct tax. It taxed imported materials glass, lead, paint and paper. -
Boston Massacre
A fight broke out over jobs. A mob gathered to taunt the guards leaving four colonist dead. -
Boston Tea Party
The tea act was devised this would cut colonial merchants out of tea trade. A group of colonist dressed as indians dumped 18,000 punds of tea into the Boston Harbor -
Intorable Acts
This set two laws one shut down the Boston Harbor.The quartering act which authorized british comanders to house soldiers in private homes. -
Battle Of Lexigton and Concord
This started when the minute men started stockpile fire arms in gun powder.
