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French and Indian War
A war between the British and French over territory in North America has recently ended with the British taking full control over it. -
The proclamation of 1763
Issued By the British to end the French and Indian War and to check the encroachment of settlers onto Native land -
Sugar Act
Taxes on almost everything containing sugar. -
Stamp Act
In March of 1765 parliament passed the Stamp act which required the colonist to pay tax on almost all printed materials.This was the first time that parliament imposed a direct tax within the colonies. -
Sons of Liberty
A group of men who called themselves "Patriots" who opposed the British taxes.They protested the British taxes and assault any colonist that supported or help collect the taxes.They damaged stamp act collectors house and anyone who spoke against what they were doing.By the end of the year every stamp act collectors in the colonies resigned,leaving no one to collect the taxes. -
Daughters of Liberty
A general term for women who identified themselves as fighting for liberty during the American Revolution. -
Quartering act
In early 1765,Parliament passed another law, the Quartering act.This act required the colonies to provide supplies and housing after the French and Indian war. -
Declatory Act
Stated that the British government had the same right to tax the American colonies as they did in Britain. Made because Stamp Act was attempted to be repealed. -
Townshend Act
A series of law putting taxes on imported goods and took away certain freedoms of the colonist -
Nonimportation Agreements
A boycott which didn't allow goods to be imported to Boston. This will hurt the British economic system. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. -
Tea Act
Made American colonies only be able to legally buy tea from the British East India Tea Company. -
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable act
The intolerable act was a group of laws passed by the British to punish the rioters of the Boston Massacre in this they closed Boston's harbor and increased military presence inside the colony. -
First Continental congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States
