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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed -
Proclamation of 1763
In response to Pontiac's Rebellion, a revolt of Native Americans led by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers. -
Sugar Act
Parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act (1733), which was about to expire. -
french and indion
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Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies -
Townshend Acts
. history, series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert what it considered to be its historic right to exert authority over the colonies through suspension of a recalcitrant -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Congressional Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States -
Tea Act
The Tea Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.