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French and indian war
it was a long war between the British colonies and France. the French got native Americans to fight for them -
the proclamation 1763
it made a line between the French territory and British colonies in America. -
sugar act
colonists had to pay a tax on foreign molasses and sugar -
stamp act 1766
they taxed the colonies to help replenish their money after the 7year's war with France -
townshend acts or 1767
four laws passed by the british parliament that taxed goods importe to america -
the boston massacre
a fight between British soldiers and colonists where people got killed and made the colonists angrier -
tea act
the british wanted to save the East india Company from bankruptcy by lowering the tax it paid to the british government and this gave it monopoly on american tea trade. -
boston tea party
angry colonists dumped tons of british tea into the harbor. -
intolerable acts
the british government passed 4 tax laws meant to punish the colonies for the boston tea party -
1st continental congress
12 representatives frrom the colonies met to create a plan against the british government.