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The French and Indian war
Was a war fought for land over the American continent between Britain and the Native Americans. This eventually led to the American revolution. -
The Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation made by the British dividing the Eastern Continental Divide and making it French territory blocking the Anglo-American Colonists from settling on the land that was claimed by the French. -
The Sugar Act
A legislation that would end the smuggling trade of sugar and molasses between the French and Dutch west Indies. Further making the British Empire even bigger. -
Stamp Act of 1766
An act directed toward American Colonists. It would tax anyone wanting to bear a legal document. So if anyone wanted to do anything with legal documents not only would they have to pay for the document but for it to, essentially, exist. -
Townshend Act of 1767
An act that would heavily task the American Colonies. It put more laws up and added more restrictions. -
The Boston Massacre
A group of colonists became increasingly angry at a group of British Soldiers who were unwelcome and most were killed. -
Tea Act
The ability to ship tea directly to the American colonies without landing in Great Britain beforehand. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest by the colonists of them taxing them without representation of the colonies. They boarded a few ships witch held tea and dumped it into the ocean. -
Intolerable Acts
An act made to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. One of the punishments was to make them pay for the tea before it was open to the public. If they didn't they would destroy the tea. -
1st Continental Congress
Where delegates from the 13 British colonies met to discuss their future and the British over growing them.
