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The French and Indian war
Great Britain fought Great France for American land and both used their civilians to pay for military weapons and equipment -
The Proclamation of 1763
No one could acquire and settle land west of the Appalachian region in order to keep the colonists and the Native Americans from fighting. -
The sugar act
An order to tax sugar, Coffee, indigo, and other trade items that came from countries other than England. -
Stamp Act
An order from British parliament that required all the colonists in America to use only paper that had been produced and stamped from London. -
Townshend act
a series of orders from England that taxed imported items to the American colonies. This was in addition to previous acts. -
The Boston Massacre
The colonists were protesting against the guards when someone ordered the guards to shoot and the guards shot 5 people. -
Tea Act
The British taxed tea which most colonists loved and they did not like this being passed down. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is where the "Sons of Liberty" who took all the tea shipment and threw it into the ocean. -
Intolerable acts
A bunch of new taxes on things because of the Boston Tea Party and how to colonists rebelled -
1st Continental Congress
Occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where they discussed the intolerable acts and how it should be dealt with