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The English forced trade with the colonies. Selling of raw materials and finished goods could only be done between The Colonies and England -
An act passed to tax all sugar, molasses, and rum from foreign colonies. -
Fort necessity was a trade between the English, the french, and the British. -
The french and Indian war was a war that lasted 7 years. Where the British and the colonies fought against the french with native american tribes joining the french or the British to fight alongside them.
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In 1764 parliament lowered tax on molasses to encourage colonies to not buy from smugglers. This also allowed officers to seize accused smugglers without going to court. -
Parliament passed the stamp act in 1765 that would have a small tax against all printed materials. Such as stamps, parchment, playing cards, newspapers, etc. -
The townshed act initiated a tax on all glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. This was passed to help fund the government -
The declaratory act was passed by the parliament in 1776. Making so the parliament could make laws binding the american colonies. -
At midnight, the sons of liberty dumped 342 chests of tea overboard into the ocean.