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Navigation Acts
This is laws that forced colonists to sell their raw materials to England -
Molasses Act
A British law that taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the colonies -
Fort Necessity
This is the fort George Washington made when he was sent to drive out the French which ended up getting attacked by them -
French and Indian war
This was a 7 year war between the French and the British for the Ohio River Valley that ended in February of 1763 -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act would lower the price and lower tax on molasses imported into the colonies -
Stamp Act
A small tax on printed materials like newspapers, wills, playing cards, and documents. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Acts was an external tax on imported goods into the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A fight occurred between Bostonian's and British soldiers which led the soldiers to fire in the crowd and end up with 5 dead and 3 injured -
Declaratory Acts
Parliament stated that they had the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies in all cases