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Colonial Unrest
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Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty signed after seven years war that forced French out of all mainland north american territories -
Pontiac's Rebellion
war started in 1763 by Native American tribes in the great lakes region, the Ohio country, and the Illinois country that were upset about british policies in those areas -
Proclamation of 1763
issued by King George III after the seven years war. It forbade all settlement past a line drawn along Appalachian Mountains -
Sugar Act
colonial merchants were required to pay a tax of six cents per gallon of imported foreign molasses -
Stamp Act
required to pay a tax on newspapers and other legal and commercial documents -
Quartering Act
Colonists were required to show hospitality to British soldiers that need it -
Declaratory Act
stated that british parliament's taxing authority was the same as it was in britain -
Townshend Acts
imposed taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported to the colonies -
Tea Act
East India Company was granted a monopoly on importation and sale of tea in the colonies -
Boston Tea Party
Sons of LIberty sneak on to cargo ships and dump tea -
Intolerable Acts
British shut down Boston harbor until tea was payed for, took away MA's right to self govern -
1st Continental Congress
12 of 13 colonies send representatives to discuss intolerable acts