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French-Indian War
War between France & England took place from 1754-1763, a factor that led up to the American Revolution. Because of the war, England was in debt & owed huge amount of money, England began to TAX THE COLONIES. -
Navigation Acts
laws that restricted colonial trade; England told colonies they could only sell their goods to England. -
Stamp Act
a tax on anything on paper, newspapers, legal documents, even a deck of playing cards -
Boston Tea Party
Americans some dressed as Indians sneaked aboard British ships and dumped 90,000 pounds of British tea into the Boston harbor in protest. England considered it an act of treason.