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Treaty of Paris 1763
French and Indian War Ends. England now controls Canada and lands west of Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River -
Proclamation Line
Restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains -
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Road To Revolution
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Sugar Act
Small import tax on sugar and molassas -
Quartering Act
Required colonists to provide shelter and board to British soldiers upon request -
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Colonial Oppostion
Legal and illegal actions taken by the Sons of Liberty to opposed British taxation. This included burning stamp houses, tar and feathering British officials, harassesing tax collectors, boycotting, -
Stamp Act 1765
Tax imposed by Britian placing a charge on all paper products purchased in the colonies. This included newspapers, contracts, etc. -
Townshend Act 1767
Series of taxes passed on paper, lead, paint, textiles, glass, sugar, tea and other products -
Boston Massacre
Conflict in Boston between colonials and British soldiers - turned into a propaganda campaign against the British by patriots bent on causing conflict -
Boston Tea Party
Patriots dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor- 24,000,000 cups or 92,000 lbs of tea. Todays value is equal to 1,000,000 dollars -
First Continental Congress
Meeting of delegates from all 13 colonies to discuss what to do about the Intolerable Acts
