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U.S. HIstory
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French and Indian War
A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763. -
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French and Indian War
A war between France and Britain over the control of land and the fur trade. Also known as the Seven Years War. The British won and they won control of the Mississippi River and land east of the Mississippi River. Also parts of Canada. -
Proclamation of 1763
It was an imaginary line drawn by British officials that kept the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains. This law angered many colonists. -
The Sugar Act
All sugar and molasses coming into the colonies would be taxed -
The Stamp Act
Printed items required to have a stamp saying tax had been paid. -
Sons of Liberty
The purpose was to protest the Stamp Act. -
Boston Massacre
Argument between soldiers guarding custom house and crowd -
Tea Act
lowered price of tea but required colonists to buy it from the East India Company -
Intolerable Acts
Parliament passed the Tea Act with the goal of aiding the struggling British East India Company.
