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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war also know as the 7 Years War was a fight between the French and the British. The British wanted to settle in a River valley in Ohio but the Native Americans were against it. The French built forts to protect trade with the Indians. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was a agreement settled between the Indian's territory and settler's. This happened after the 7 years war. King George III issued this document. The line was the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act also know as the American Revue act was a revenue-raising act passed by the British parliament. The act was 6 pence per gallon of molasses. This was to help importers buy the molasses other than smuggling it. -
Currency Act
The currency act is one of many acts a part of the Parlament of Great Britain that regulates paper money issued by the colonist of British America. The acts were to protect the merchants from being payed in other currency. -
Stamp Act
The stamp Act was passed by the British on March 22nd of 1765, the tax was to be imposed on all American colonist and it makes them pay taxes on every pieces of printed paper they use. These papers include newspapers, legal documents and licences. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act is a two part act. The First act of 1765 stated that Britain would house its american soldiers in barracks and public house. The second Act 1774, it helped secure jurisdictions over american domains. -
TownShend Act
The Townshend was passed in 1767, it imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported to the colonies. It was passed shortly after the stamp act to create revenue from the colonist. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5th 1770 when a group of British soldiers opened fire on a group of american colonist who irrigated the British soldiers because they were upset about the new taxes -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was a group of colonist who protested the taxation against tea. They attacked a merchant ship in Boston Harbor. They took the Tea and threw it overboard. They dressed up as Indians to blame it on them. -
Intolerable Act
The Intolerable act also called the Coercive Act were laws passed by the British parliament in 1774. it was to punish the ones who committed the Boston tea party and other protests. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first millitary fight. It was "The first shots heard around the world." It was the start of The American Revolutionary War. They were fought in the Providence of Massachusetts Bay. Within the towns of Lexington and Concord. -
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