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Sugar Act
During the Sugar Act the tax for sugar was 6 pence but changed to three pence per gallon in order to get the colonist to buy from the British instead of the French. -
The French and Indian war
During the French and Indian War, the French and the Indians teamed up and fought the British and the Americans for land. -
Proclamation of 1763
During The Proclamation of 1763 the British passed a law where the Indians can have all the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Quartering Act
During the Quartering Act the British passed a law after the wars for the British soldiers to go into the colonist houses and live in them and the colonist were not very happy with that -
The Stamp Act
During the Stamp Act the British passed a law where all the papers the colonist bought had to be taxed and have to have a stamp placed on them. -
Townshend Acts
During the Townshend Acts Britain taxed all the important stuff such as cotton,wool,wood,except for tea. -
Boston Massaaccre
The Boston Massacre was a huge event were 5 colonist were killed by British soldiers who had panicked and shot them.After the shot out the colonist got the king"s attention. -
Committes Of Correspondence
Samuel Adams Created a group called the Committees Of Correspondence.The group he formed Passed around important information to other colonies. -
The Tea Act
The British decided that only one company can sell tea so cheap that all the other companies went out of business. -
The Boston Tea Party
The colonist dressed up as Indians and got aboard a ship carrying lots of tea and dumped it overboard -
The First Continental Congress
The representatives from each colony got together and wrote a letter to the king claiming they wanted to be treated fairly.After they wrote the letter they prepared for war.
