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French and Indian war
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. -
sugur act
This act raised tax revenue in the colonies increasing the price of sugar imported from the West Indies. The colonist boycotted this act by refusing to buy British products. -
stamp act
Colonist unite under the Stamp Act Congress: organized boycotts Sons of Liberty was created -
Declaratory Act
Declares that British government has the power to tax. Britain has ABSOLUTE POWER. The colonists ignored British power and regarded it as an example of corrupt government. -
Tea act
This act granted Britain permission a monopoly on tea sales to the colonies. This colonist reacted to this by boycotting tea and this eventually led to the Boston Tea Party. -
Revolutionary war
The first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts