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French & Indian War
he French and Indian War was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. -
Quartering Act
The Province of New York assembly passed an act to provide for the quartering of British regulars, which expired on January 1, 1764. The colonists disputed the legality of this Act because it seemed to violate the Bill of Rights of 1689. -
Stamp Act
the British Parliament passed the “Stamp Act” to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts or Townshend Duties were a series of British acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768 introducing a series of taxes and regulations to enable administration of the British colonies in America. They are named after the Chancellor of the Exchequer who proposed the programme -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles -
Boston Tea Party and Intolerable
The Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773, was a protest against the Tea Act, where colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This act opposed "taxation without representation."
In response, Britain enacted the Intolerable Acts in 1774, closing Boston Harbor and revoking Massachusetts' charter. These measures united the colonies in resistance, ultimately leading to the American Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, is a foundational document of the United States. Drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson, it formally announced the American colonies' separation from British rule.