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The Navigation Act
It was a series of laws passed by Britain to control trade between England it's colonies.It was declared that only English ships were allowed to bring goods into England. -
French Indian War
It was a conflict between France Britain in North America.Both sides wanted to have power control land resources. It lasted from 1754 to 1763. -
The Quartering Stamp
It stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American barracks public houses. -
The Stamp Act
It required colonists to pay a stamp on various printed materials like legal documents,newspapers, and pamphlets. -
Townshend Acts
It was a series of laws passed by Britain in 1767 to tax the American colonies.They were taxed on everyday items and it made colonist unhappy. -
Boston Massacre
Seven British soldiers fired into a crowd killing five people,wounding 6 other people and angering an entire colony. -
Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts)
A series of laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.