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French and Indian War
conflict fought between Britain and France over New World territory, ended with a British victory. -
The Proclamation of 1763
was declared by the British crown to conciliate the Native Americans by checking the settlers on their land -
Sugar Act
was a law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies -
Stamp Act
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men. Before, they introduced number of new taxes including taxes on tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead. -
Boston Tea Party
Event in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston -
Boston Blockade
designed to punish the inhabitants of Boston for the incident that would become the Boston Tea Party. -
Intolerable Acts
were punitive laws by British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party -
Continental Congress
Served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States. -
The Declaration of Independence
to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain.
