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French and Indian War
- started as a land dispute between the colonists and Indians over the land
- escalated to a full war between the French and the Indians and the colonists and British. -colonists and the British eventually won the war -resulting in the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
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Proclamation of 1763
- told the colonists they could not settle in any land west of the Appalachian Mountains
- also said any settlers already there needed to return home
- the purpose was to avoid further conflict between the Indians and colonists
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The Stamp Act
- stated the colonists had to buy a stamp for every paper good they bought
- trying to pay for the war debt they incurred from the French and Indian War
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The Quartering Act
- forced colonists to provide housing, food, and clothing for British troops.
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Townshed Act
- tax on tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead.
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Boston Massacre
- Fight between colonists and British troops
- Resulted in British troops firing and killing 5 colonists
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Tea Act
-After the Boston Massacre, Britian repealed the Townshend Act
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Boston Tea Party
- protest to the Tea Act -50 colonists dressed up at Mohawk Indians -board British tea ships and threw 90,000 pounds of tea overboard into the Habor
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Intolerable Acts
-response to the Boston Tea Party
- shut down Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the dumped tea
-canceled Massachusett's charter
-sent the British troops tried for the Boston Massacre back to Britain for a new trial
-forced colonists to quarter British troops
- named General Thomas Gage the governor of Massachusetts -
Lexington and Concord
- a surprise attack to get the weapons back from the colonist -plan leaked -Paul Revere and Williams Dawes spread the word to the colonists -Militias came together at Lexington and Concord
- after the British knew the colonists were ready to fight for their rights.
