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French Indian War
There was a war happening between France and England, because England owed money. The war lasted 7 years and affected all 13 colonies. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. -
Navigation Acts
A bunch of laws that were passed that restricted different types of shipping. It was a law that the British came up with due to the fact that they depended on the colonies around it, they wanted to be self sufficient. -
Stamp Act
The British had a bunch of wars going on at the time so they needed money to pay for it. They decided to start putting a tax on certain items to bring more money into the British parliament, it was mostly on paper goods. The people did not like the fact that they had to pay extra for something, that they wouldn't even get back at a later time. It led to protests people were mad, so the British parliament decided to repeal the tax.