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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamtion of 1763 wouldn't allow American colonits to settle west of the Prclamtion line. -
Taxes
The first tax was the Stamp Act, this act was imposed to raise British money but also it was to punish the colonists. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a Patriot mob and a squad of British soldiers. This event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and merchantile protest, Sons of Liberty boarded a ship and threw chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest. -
Boston Blockade
The Boston Blockade was the closing of the port of Boston and demanding that the city's residents pay for the nearly $1 million worth (in today's money) of tea dumped into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party. Was meant to be a punishment. -
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from a number of British American colonies, they acted collectively for the people of the Thirteen Colonies. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in U.S. history. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule.
