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4. Writs of assistance
Allowed people to search all property of a person, were not really used until the new ones were passed in 1761 -
New writs of assistance
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10. Proclomation of 1763
A law that prevented western settlement after the french and Indian war. -
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Mild Tensions
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8. The Sugar act
The sugar act was the first major tax that the British parliament set upon the British colonies. -
9. Stamp act
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7. Townshend acts
Large tax on colonies including glass, tea, paper, etc. -
2. Boston Massacre
Violent pretest and assault of British soldiers leads to a group of soldiers firing into a crowd, 5 killed -
Period: to
High Tension
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5. Gaspee incident
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3. Boston Tea Party
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1. Coercive acts
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6. Quebec act
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Period: to
Explosive Tensions
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First conflict of Revolution starts (lexington and concord)
