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declaration of independence
The thirteen colonies signed for independence -
french and Indian war
The french and indian war was a war between the french english and Britain -
proclamation of 1763
king George III issued a proclamation that forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. In so doing, he hoped to placate Native Americans who had sided against him during the recently concluded Seven Years' War -
stamp act
stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
tea act
the principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British -
Boston tea party
Colonists dumped tea in the ocean hoping that it would reduce smuggling -
Intolerable acts
The intolerable acts were harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774. They were meant to punish the American colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other protests.
