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The French and Indian War
This war broke out for 9 years between France and the British to determine who would be in power in North America.The British won but the war costed a lot of money. -
Proclamation of 1763
This was created to protect the colonists from the Indians that were located west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
The British law charged duties on sugar imported by the colonies. Several other products were also taxed such as molasses and more which angered the patriots. -
Stamp Act
The British law placed a tax on all printed materials like newspapers in America and were stamped by a revenue stamp. -
The Quartering Act
This act required that the townspeople in the colonies to house British soldiers by feeding them and give them shelter and to never say "no" to them. -
The Boston Massacre
This day the British soldiers shot and killed several people because they were being harassed by a mob of people.This horrific event was published by leading patriots like Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
The Boston Tea Party
This was a protest by the Sons of liberty in Massachusetts towards the British in which they threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor so they would stop paying taxes -
The Intorelable Acts
These were punitive laws that were passed down from the British Parliament as a punishment to the Massachusetts colonists who protested in the tea party. -
The "Shot Heard Round the World"
This is a phrase that refers to the shots that the British troops were fired at during the Battle of Concord.This marked America's first victory over the powerful British army. -
The Decleration of Independence
This document was an official act that allowed all of the 13 colonies to become independent once and for all which meant that they didn't have to listen to the British anymore
