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The French and Indian war provided Great Britain tons of land in America. The war eventually lead to colonial discontent, and the American revolution.
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The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide.
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British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses.
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The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
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The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies.
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The Boston Massacre started off as a street brawl amongst the Colonist and the British that soon turned into war.
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The tea act was when the British taxed all the Colonist for tea so they could pay off their war debt.
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The Boston Tea Party took place when the Colonists had enough. The colonists threw all of the tea overboard, after taking over the ship.
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The intolerable acts were made against the colonists to punish them for the Boston tea party.
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The 1st Continental Congress was a meeting held to discuss the intolerable acts.