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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, as it was referred to in the colonies, was the beginning of open hostilities between the colonies and Gr. Britain. England and France had been building toward a conflict in America since 1689. [www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm](www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm)
France's colonial presence north of the Caribbean was reduced to the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, confirming Britain's position that is how it helped lead to the American Revolution. -
Proclamtion of 1763
[www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm](www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm)In 1763 this was the end of the Indian and French War. This opened up a lot of opportunities for the colonists. This event also established 4 new colonies.
This helped by opening new opportunities and finding four new colonies. -
Stamp Act
[www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm](www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm)This act was passed by the British Parliament. The money that was brouht in by the Stamp Act was used to protect and supply about 10,000 troops by the appalachion mountains. This helped by collecting money to supply and protect the troops. -
The Townshend Act
[www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htm](www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htm)
An act for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America.Prevented the clandestine running of goods in the said colonies and plantations. -
The Boston Massacre
[www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm](www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm)
This was a street fight that occured on March 5,1770. It led to the Revolutionary War. -
The Tea Act
[www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm](www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm)
They started chargin taxis on tea and everybody wanted tea at the time. This led to the Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party
[www.history.com/topics/boston-tea-party](www.history.com/topics/boston-tea-party)
People poured 342 chests of tea into the Harbor. This was ment to punish the people in Boston and led to the intolerable acts. -
Intolerable Acts
[www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm](www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm)[www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm](www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm)
They closed the Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party. this triggered the Concord and Lexington war. -
Lexington and Concord
[www.history.com/topics/battles-of-lexington-and-concord](www.history.com/topics/battles-of-lexington-and-concord)
This fight kicked off the Revolutionary war. The colonists won their independence. -
Declaration of Independence
[www.history.com/this-day-in.../american-colonies-declare-independence](www.history.com/this-day-in.../american-colonies-declare-independence)
On this day men adopted the Declaration of Independance. The declaration came 442 days after the first shots of the Revolutionary war.
