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The French and Indian War
War between the French and the early American colonists. Both were assisted by Native Americans. 1754 – 1763 -
The Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation that prohibited the settlers from settling west of Appalachia. It kept the colonists controlled by Britain. -
The Sugar Act
First tax on American colonists by the British. This act had a tax placed on imported sugar and molasses. Therefore the colonists couldn't make rum, and their trade was disrupted. 1764-1766 -
The Stamp Act of 1766
This act required the colonists to pay a tax in the form of stamps on papers, documents, etc. This was to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies. -
Townshend Acts of 1767
Series of measures that were made by the British to tax the colonists for imported goods. -
The Boston Massacre
Event where a patriot mob attacked a British loyalist. He fired a gun. Event grew into a full massacre. -
Tea Act
The tea act passed by the British Parliament allowed the company to ship the tea to the colonies without landing it in England first. -
Boston Tea Party
Protest by the Sons of Liberty. Angry with all of the taxes, the colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Punitive laws established by the British Parliament. Meant to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party. March 31–June 22, 1774 -
1st Continental Congress
A meeting between the delegates in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They discussed boycotting British goods and establishing the rights of Americans. (Between September 5 and October 26, 1774)