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The French and Indian War
War began in 1754 ended with treaty of Paris in 1763
George Washington was in the war. Part of the first Global War. Gave Great Britain lots of territory over America. -
The Proclamation of 1763
Decreed In October 1763. Made a law so that Americans could not settle on French land -
The Sugar Act
England cut down the colonists sugar and foreign molasses. -
Stamp Act of 1766
Sought to raise money through all legal papers circulating in the colonies. -
Townsend Acts of 1767
Taxed goods imported to the American Colonies. Colonists saw this as an abuse of power. -
The Boston Massacre
Street Fight by colonists throwing snowballs, sticks, stones at British. 7 Soldiers were killed. -
Tea Act
Taxes on tea and all control of trade and delivery of tea was given to the India Tea Company. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists were tired of getting taxed tea that they dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable acts
Four laws for punishment mostly because of the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Continental Congress
Colonists would boycott British goods. First official meetings that the colonists had.