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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was the nine-year North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. The conflict resulted in the British acquiring Canada, while Spain gained Louisiana (New France) in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British. -
Taxation in English Colonies
Americans complained that taxes were imposed by the imperial government in which the colonies had no voice."taxation without representation" -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 did not let English colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains. Any settlers currently west of the mountains had to move back east. -
Sugar and Molasses Act
Under the Molasses Act colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses -
The Stamp Act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering act was made for the british troops to be able to live in someones home without consent which led directly to the Third Amendment to the United States Constitution, which expressly prohibited the military from quartering troops without consent of the owner of the house. -
The Tea Act
The tea act of 1773 will lower tea tax prices, it will also do many other unwanted things such as the duties (taxation without representation), and put many of the founding fathers out of business smuggling tea.
