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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was fought between the Native Americans and the French people, this led to the American Revolution -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 basically was a British produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains, this was followed by the French and Indian War. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act cut the duty on foreign molasses, it also retained the duty on sugar and prohibited the importation of foreign rum -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American Colonies, even though it wasn't in England. -
Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts of 1767 initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a patriot and a squad of British Soldiers. Several colonists were killed that day -
Tea Act
The tea act granted the company to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest for imposing taxation without representation, they dumped 342 chest of tea that day. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament, this was made to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was a compact among the colonies to ruin the plan of the British, of the Intolerable Acts.