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French and Indian War
The North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France. -
Proclamation of 1763
Great Britain acquired land in North America from France after the Seven Years' War. -
Sugar Act
British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies. -
Stamp Act of 1765
An Act of Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America. -
Townshend Acts
A series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. -
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. -
Tea Act
The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England. -
Boston Tea Party
A political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. -
Intolerable Acts
Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Congressional Congress
Was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that become the United States.