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Navigation Acts
Parliament and King James II began a struggle for power. William and Mary promised to govern England. The English called this peaceful transfer of power the Glorious Revolution. It brought major changes for the government in England. Starting then no ruler would have more power then the legislature. -
Molasses Act
A British law passed in 1733 that taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the North America colonies from non-British countries. -
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Fort Necessity
The Albany delegates also talked about how the colonist might work together more closely against the French. They decided to adopt Benjamin Franklin's Albany plan of the Union for a united colonial government. Each colony would have to give up some of it's powers to form a colonist government. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between the French, British, and Native American. They were fighting for control of their own land and their culture. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act is when England taxed less for goods because people who smuggle. When they taxed less for good some people would stop smuggling and start to buy the goods. -
Declaratory act
The Declaratory act was an act declared by the British Parliament that allowed them to make any law they wanted. The Parliament had taxed the colonist with the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend act was when they taxed the colonist on goods. Things the Colonist were taxed on are glass, lead, paper, tea, and paint. Then colonist encouraged other colonist to start wearing homemade fabrics. -
Boston massacre
The Boston massacre helped the B.E.I.C parliament pass the Tea act. The colonists were mad about being taxed, they were not mad about being taxed they were mad because they were being taxed without being asked. -
Intolerable or Coercive
The Intolerable or Coercive act was four laws that passed by the British Parliament to punch the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
General Gage takes over Boston
Gage returns to England and misses the Boston Tea Party. When he returned he took over the governor position in Massachusetts. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act is when the British made it a law that if any solders came to your house and wanted to sleep at your house and eat your food you have too. If you don' t you are breaking the law -
Administration of Justice
The Administration of Justice is a law that was forced by the government and that if a person does a crime and gets arrested they have to go to court and faced a trial. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act is a government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River.