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Proclamation of 1763
After winning the French and Indian War, the British Parliament issued this proclamation that forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. Colonists opposed these restrictions. Source: Choices Reading -
Navigation Act of 1763
The Navigation Act was a tax and regulation limiting imports to Britain's North American colonies. Colonial merchants could not import goods from other countries even if the price of the British goods was higher. This act enforced the economic philosophy of mercantilism. Source: Choice reading on American Revolution -
Stamp Act
Act passed by British Parliament in 1765 requiring all documents to have a stamp on them that only could be purchased from British tax collectors. Bills of sale, wills, etc. had to carry the stamp. This act angered the colonists because the British Parliament had imposed a new tax on printed goods. -
Boston Massacre
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Sitting Bull's Death at Standing Rock Reservation
type two sentences source: textbook
