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Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts made in 1651, said that only England could bring goods to the colonies. The colonies would also export sugar and tobacco to England. -
Proclamation of 1763
It prohibited American colonists from settling in French land following the French and Indian war. -
End of salutary neglect
The end of salutary neglect is one of the main causes of the American Revolution, it ended in 1763 -
Sugar Act
A money-raising act to limit illegal imports of molasses -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of liberty were a political group in the colonies, they fought for American rights and fought taxation. -
Stamp Act
An act that collected taxes from all publications in the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
It put taxes on Glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
9 British soldiers shot multiple American colonists in a large crowd as they were protesting. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a protest in Boston, MA. The sons of liberty were protesting the tax passed on tea by pushing boxes of tea into the ocean. -
Intolerable Acts
Boston port act, Massachusetts Government act, Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering act. -
First Continental Congress
First meeting of Delegates from the 13 colonies -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was to be sent to the king to prevent war, it emphasized their loyalty but also their rights as British Citizens.