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French and indian war
A north american conflict between great britain and france -
Proclamation of 1763
British crown at the end of the French and Indian War in North America, -
Sugar act
sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies -
Stamp act of 1765
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America -
Townshend act
a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767 -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed -
Tea act
The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England -
Boston tea party
It was a protest by the sons of liberty -
Intolerable acts
punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. -
1st continental congress
a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States.