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French and Indian War
The war pitted the British America against the people of New France who both had Native American allies. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation was issued by King George III which forbade all settlement west of the Appalachian Mountain. -
Sugar Act
This act was aimed to stop the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West. -
Stamp Act of 1765
This act created a direct tax on the New British Colonies in America and that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper. -
Townshend Acts
They were laws passed by the British government on America which took away some freedoms and placed new taxes. -
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed seven people that were being harassed by a mob in Boston. -
Tea Act
This act granted the Parliament company the right to ship its tea directly to America without first porting in England. -
Boston Tea Party
The tea party was a protest in Massachusetts at the British for imposing "Taxation without representation" and they dumped hundreds of tea chests. -
Intolerable Acts
These were laws passed by the British after the Boston Tea Party, the laws were to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their rebeling. -
1st Congressional Congress
The 13 colonies became the United States with a meeting of delegates.