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french and indian war
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war gave Britain huge territorial gains in North America, but disagreements over future border policy and the payment of war expenses led to discontent in the colonies and eventually to the American Revolution. -
sugar act
Enacted on April 5, 1764, to take effect on September 29, the new Sugar Act cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum -
stamp act
The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. It was a direct tax imposed by the British government without the approval of the colonial legislatures and was payable in hard-to-obtain British sterling, rather than colonial currency. -
declaratory act
On March 18, 1766, George III approved the repeal of the Stamp Act by Parliament and the passing of the Declaratory Act. -
the boston massacare
Late in the afternoon of March 5, 1770, British sentries guarding the Boston Customs House shot into a crowd of civilians, killing three men and injuring eight, two of them mortally. -
tea act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, gave the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on the sale of tea in the American colonies. -
the bosten tea party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts.