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French & Indian War
A war over territory. -
The Proclamation
A law giving Native Americans all the land west of the of the Appalachian Mountains to stop the fighting. -
The Stamp Act
A law making colonists pay a tax for printed materials & when they paid for it they had to put a stamp on it saying they paid the tax. -
The Quartering Act
A law making colonists provide quarters & supplies to the British soldiers. -
The Boston Massacre
The people of Boston got so fed up with the British soldiers that they had a war with them. -
The Boston Tea Party
A law putting a tax on tea made the Sons of Liberty dump all of tea in to the ocean. -
American Revolution
A war for independence. -
The Declaration of Independence
A document getting independence from Britain.