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french and Indian war
war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy -
proclamation of 1763
it forbid all settlements west of the line drawn along the appellation mountains -
sugar act
British legation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the french and dutch indies -
stamp act of 1765
effort to raise funds to pay off debts and defend the vast new American territories -
Townshend act
series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies -
the Boston massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston -
Tea Act
principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East -
Boston Tea Party
principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East -
intolerable act
laws meant to punish the Massachusetts colonist -
1st congressial congress
a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States