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7 Years War between France and England. In the colonies, it was called the French Indian War because the colonists fought with British soldiers against France the Indians who were on side of France. Because of the war, England had a massive war debt began to tax the people in the 13 colonies. -
Beginning in 1763 economic policy England followed when it came to the 13 colonies. England saw the colonies as a market for English goods wanted to get money (taxes) natural resources from the colonies. -
"hands off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves. -
The Quartering Act was a law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 and 1774 that required American colonists to house and provide supplies for British soldiers stationed in the colonies. It was seen as an infringement on colonial rights and contributed to growing unrest and opposition to British rule. -
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a law passed by the British Parliament that required American colonists to pay a tax on printed materials, such as newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards. It was the first direct tax levied on the colonies and sparked widespread protest, contributing to the growing tensions that led to the American Revolution. -
The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767 that imposed duties on imported goods like glass, paper, paint, and tea imported into the American colonies. The revenue generated was used to pay British officials in the colonies and assert Britain's authority. These acts led to protests and increased tensions between Britain and the American colonists, fueling the road to the American Revolution. -
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers fired into a crowd of American colonists protesting outside the Boston Customs House. Five colonists were killed, and the incident fueled anti-British sentiments, becoming a powerful symbol of colonial resistance and contributing to the outbreak of the American Revolution. -
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest on December 16, 1773, in which American colonists, disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This act of defiance was in response to the Tea Act and aimed to oppose British taxation without colonist representation. It escalated tensions between Britain and the colonies, leading to punitive measures known as the Intolerable Acts.