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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. -
The French and Indian War
What happened in the French and Indian war?
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon, while Grenville took measures that the duty be strictly enforced. -
Stamp Act of 1766
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. -
Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts, named after Charles Townshend, British chancellor of the Exchequer, imposed duties on British china, glass, lead, paint, paper and tea imported to the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.