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French and Indian War
A war that started over a disagreement between England and France, over the control of the Ohio River -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 prohibited American colonists from settling west of Appalachia. -
Sugar Act
British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies -
Stamp Act of 1765
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every of printed paper they used. -
Townshend Acts
A series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
A street fight that was between a patriot mob throwing snowballs, stones, sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. -
Tea Act
One of several measures imposed on the American colonists by the heavily indebted British government in the decade leading up to the American Revolutionary war. -
Boston Tea Party
A political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty. -
Intolerable Acts
Punitive laws passed by the British parliament. -
1st Congressional Congress
Delegates from the 13 colonies met to organize a colonial resistance.