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French Indian war starts
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Peace of Paris is signed
The war between the French and the Indians ends in a peace treaty called "Peace of Paris" -
The Proclamation of 1763
The British made a proclamation to the colonists to tell them that they could not settle past the appellation mountains. -
The Sugar Act
A act was passed to have Britain be able to tax sugar that was going into the coloneies -
The stamp act
You had to pay tax on stamps in postal. -
Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts were taxes of goods to the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
Many people were killed in the Boston square by British troops. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was to lessen the tea from other areas to American so the British would have a monopoly over tea. -
The Boston Tea Party
The tea was dumped into the harbor by colonists dressed as indains. -
Intolerable Acts
Parliament passed the bill on March 31, 1774, and King George III gave it permission on May 20th. -
1st Continental Congress
The Congress first met in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774, with delegates from each of the 13 colonies but Georgia didn't come.
