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French and Indian War
he French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies -
Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763, following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the Seven Years' War. -
sugar act
Sugar Act, also called Plantation Act or Revenue -
Stamp Act of 1765
an Act of the 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 -
The Boston Massacre
the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston -
Boston Tea Party
a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts -
Intolerable Acts
were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament -
1st Congressional Congress
a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States -
Tea Act
an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.