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aka 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. -
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a direct tax passed by british Parliament on March 22, 1765, requiring colonists to pay for an official stamp on paper goods including legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards—to fund british troop protction.
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a british parliamentary act requiring American colonial legislatures to pay for and provide housing, food, and supplies for British soldiers stationed in the colonies, often in public houses or inns.
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the Townshend Acts placed import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea to raise revenue, pay colonial officials' salaries, and assert authority over the American colonies. These acts sparked widespread boycotts, protests, and increased tensions, culminating in the Boston Massacre.
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The Boston Massacre, known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation, on March 5, 1770, during the American Revolution in Boston in what was then the colonial-era Province of Massachusetts Bay. Wikipedia
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The Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773) was a decisive political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, against the British Tea Act. Organized by leaders like Samuel Adams, around 60–130 men, some disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded three ships—the Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver—and destroyed 342 chests of tea, costing over $1.7 million in modern currency.