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French and Indian War begins
It started because the British thought the French were making themselves "masters of this continent." -
End of French and Indian War
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Proclamation of 1763
King George III said the Appalachian Mtns were the temporary western boundary for the colonies -
Sugar Act
lowered the tax on molasses imported by the colonists -
Stamp Act
A tax on almost all printed material in the colonies -
Townshend Act
new taxes were only put on imported goods like tea, glass, paper and lead -
Boston Massacre
a major fight between the citizens and soldiers. 5 colonists were killed that day. -
Tea Act
An act that gave the British East India Company the right to ship tea to the colonies without paying most taxes usually placed on tea. -
Boston Tea Party
342 chests of tea were thrown overboard protesting the tea act -
Intolerable Acts
5 Laws that were given by Parliament against the colonists and the colonists said and couldn't tolerate these laws. -
First Continental Congress
A group of 55 men to establish a political body to represent American interest and challenge the British
