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The French and Indian war
The war began in 1754 and then ended in 1763. Britain provided territorial gains in North America. -
The Proclamation
The Proclamation was a British produces boundary that was marked in the Appalachain Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. Anglo-American colonists were able to settle lands that followed the French and Indian War. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a law that tried to curb the smuggling of different types of sugar and molasses. They tried to do this by reducing the tax rate and enforcing the collection of duties. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp act had made colonists to pay a tax that was represented by a stamp. There were many different forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts were to help pay the expenses of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. This also consisted of the Suspending Act, The Revenue Act, the Indemnity Act, and the Commissioners. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that happened between a patriot mob and British soldiers. They threw many different things at each other. Things such as snowballs, stones, and sticks. Many colonists were killed. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was an effort to save the troubled enterprise. The act had granted a company to be able to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first having to land in England. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea was American colonists that were frustrated with Britiain for imposing "taxation without representation" Because they were angry they dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was a series of 4 laws that were passed by the British Parlament to punish the people of Massachesetts Bay because of what happened at the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was a compact among the colonies to boycott some british goods. And the Continental Congress was served as a provisional, or temporary goverment.