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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, also called the Seven Years' War, was a very important event in United States History. The turning point of the war was when William Pitt, the British leader, saw that the colonies were struggling and used that to his advantage to create a British empire. -
Proclamation of 1763
At the end of the French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763 was made to protect the Indians and not let the colonists from expanding westward. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act, also known as the Molasses Act, was imposed on the colonists to pay taxes on any molasses bought from foreign places. This act was made so the colonists would buy more expensive molasses from Britain. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act banned the printing of new bills of credit by the New England colonies. The colonies were suffering from a currency shortage so the British Parliament imposed this act. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was put on the colonist by Great Britain to pay tax pretty much every piece of paper they bought. Everything from legal documents, to stamps, to newspapers. This tax money was used to protect American troops near the Appalachian mountains. When this act was imposed, riots arose in many cities. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act is the name of two laws decreed by the British Parliament. They were put on American colonist to supply British troops with hospitality and useful supplies like firewood, candles, bedding and food. British soldiers were housed in public homes and inns in America. -
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts were introduced to the British Parliament to imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. Many Americans saw this taxation as a mistreatment of power by the British because the acts were hoped to cover their costs. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is known as the spark to the revolution. On March 5th of 1770, a troop of British soldiers were outside guarding in Boston when a teenager decided to start hurling insults and throwing snowballs at one of them. This caused a round of gun shots that killed five colonists. Crispus Attucks was a man known to be the first casualty of the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, Sons of Liberty and Samuel Adam boarded a ship and dumped 342 chests of tea overboard. They did this because it was their way of showing a protest against taxation. -
Intolerable Acts
Also called the Coercive Acts, the Intolerable Acts were Britain's response to the colonists crazy actions. The trigger point for the Intolerable Acts was The Boston Tea Party. After the British Parliament heard about the 342 chests of tea being dumped into the harbor, they became very mad and made the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord was the starting battle of the American Revolution. The night of April 19, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched to Concord from Boston to take over a hidden army. The start of the battle was sounded by Paul Revere.
