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French & Indian War
A war between the French and Britain spanning over years. They fought because of land. As a result people lost land the French and the native Americans. -
Proclamation of 1763
The acquisition of the French territory, after the war. It cover with a line over the Appalachia mountains. Also issued by the infamous King George the third -
Sugar Act
Parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act (1733), which was about to expire. The colonists need to pay for the importation. But because of corruption, they mostly evaded the taxes and undercut the intention of the tax -
Stamp Act
an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the British Crown. -
Townshend Act
The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain.As a result of widespread protest in the American colonies, Parliament began to partially repeal the Townshend duties. The ccolonists grew angry and they decided to boycott -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. -
Tea Act
The final straw with the british makes the string of taxes. The British charge the shipping of tea to the American colonies. It later lead to a great counter from the colonies, The Boston Tea Party -
Boston Tea Party
A tiny act that leads to greater, enraged against the tea act. The groups led by Samuel Adams they jettisoned the tea. The British definitely got the point after losing all the money in tea. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were the American Patriots' term for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party. This was served as a punishment for the earlier Boston Tea Party. -
Declaration of Independence
We now declared ourselves and not 13 colonies, but 13 sovereign states. This document was adopted by the continental congress meeting on july 4th, 1776. Our final version includes our unalienable rights
