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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies. -
Proclamation of 1763
issued by King George III on October 7, 1763, following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the Seven Years' War. -
Stamp Act of 1765
an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America -
Sugar Act
an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America -
Townshend Acts
A series of laws passed by the government -
The Boston Massacre
British solider shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston -
Tea Act
The Tea Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Congressional Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States.