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Stamp Act
a tax on anything printed on paper. Colo ists had to buy a special stamp and put it on legal documents, newspapers, even a deck of playing cards -
French Indian War 1756-1763
a war fought between Britain and France mainly over territory in the New World. Because of the war England was is in debt and began to tax the colonies -
Navigation Acts
laws that restricted colonial trade. For example, the colonies were forced to sell their goods only to England.