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French and Indian War
Also known as the Seven Years War, Britain gained most of France's territories in eastern North America when they along with the colonies defeated France -
Proclamation
A document issued by King George III that stated the British had control of land transactions, settlements, trade. This angered the colonist. -
Sugar Act
This act was a result of the cost of the war. Every good that was going into the colonies had to be approved by Britain. -
Stamp Act
The colonist felt they were had to make a rash decision about unfair taxes because they considered themselves self-governed. This act stated colonists had to have a special marking on legal documents, newspapers, licenses, etc. -
The Quartering Act
This Quartering Act allowed British soldiers to stay in houses of the colonists because Parliamentfelt the soldiers were not being treated correctly. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775-83)
The Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the Revolutionary War. Tension had been bubbling between the residents of the 13 colonies and the British for quite some time. Paul revere and other riders sounded the alarm and the militiamen that the Britsh were coming. -
Townshend Act
These laws placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. Colonial reaction to these taxes was the same as to the Sugar Act and Stamp Act, and Britain eventually repealed all the taxes except the one on tea. In response to the sometimes violent protests by the American colonists, Great Britain sent more troops to the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
During this 4 colonists were killed after they threw snowballs filled with rocks at the British troops in Boston. This Massacre deepened the distrust of the British military in the colonies. -
Tea Act
This act lowered the price on this East India tea. The American colonists saw this law as yet another means of "taxation without representation" because it meant they couldn't buy anyone else without spending a lot more money. This act led up to the Boston Tea party. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists dropped 342 chests of tea in the ocean. -
Intolerable Acts
Multiple laws set in place by Great Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party. These were the harshest acts by far passed by Parliament. -
First Continental Congress
56 delegates were sent from each of the thirteen colonies to meet in Philidelphia as representatives. The representatives debated issues as a united group about the rights of colonists.