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The French and Indian War
The Colonist wanted to go to war with the Indians and the French so they could get more land. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a law that was made so people wouldn't have trouble with territory -
The Sugar Act
The English taxed the colonist on sugar because they were in debt from the war. -
Stamp act of 1765
The English would tax the colonist on paper because they were still in debt from the war -
Town Shed Act
The English taxed the colonist on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea because they were still in debt -
The Boston Massacre
English soldiers went to the colonist with guns cause they wouldn't pay their taxes. The colonist were rebellious against the soldiers so soldiers shot their guns. They only killed 12 people -
Boston Tea Party
The English on the Colonist side they were on a boat and dressed as Indians and threw all the tea into the sea. -
Tea Act
The English taxed tea from the colonist. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Act was a law that was supposed to punish the colonist because of the Boston Tea Party -
1st Continental Congress
Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression.