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French and Indian War
It was a war between Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden. Also known as the seven year war -
Proclamation of 1763
It discouraged moving west. -
Stamp Act
It put a tax on all paper products. The act helped pay for the army that would protect the colonies. -
Tea Act
It put a tax on tea products to help pay for the army that protected the colonies. -
Intolerable Acts
It was an act to punish the colonies back into submission to the king. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty dumped 342 crates of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the tax on tea. -
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was created to break ties with England to convince other nations to aid them in the war against England.
