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French and Indian war
started in 1754 and ended in 1763, Washington's surprise attack on a small french group sparked the war, Britain was in huge debt after the french and Indian war -
William Pitt became prime minister
picked general James wolfe to lead his army, he lived from May 2754- January 1806, he was the youngest prime minister -
sugar act
there was a tax put on all molasses and all other products, many colonists were upset because they used this stuff to make rum and it was they're largest export