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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, a colonial extension of the seven years War that ravaged Europe from 1756 to 1763, was the bloodiest American war in the 18th century. -
Proclamation
The Proclamation led the way total abolition of slavery in the United States, -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British colonists. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed, that begin in 1767. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre was a street fight that occured in June 29 of 1767. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies -
Boston Tea Party
An act of defiance toward the British government by American colonists; it took place in 1773, before the Revolutionary War. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was the American Patriots' name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party. -
Lexington and Concord
A confrontation on the Lexington and Concord started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is important because it inspired many revolutionary efforts throughout the world and contributed to Americans' understanding of their values as a new nation.
