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Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts proclaimed that only English ships would be able to bring goods into England, and that the US colonies could only export raw materials, to England. -
French-Indian War
The French and Indian War was a warfare, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act which was to raise money to pay for the army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications in the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
Parliament passed the Townshend Acts to put taxes on glass, lead paint, tea, and paper. This was made to help pay the expenses involved in governing the US colonies. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act stated that Great Britain's soldiers could stay in public houses. If the soldiers were outnumbered in the housing, they would be accommodated in inns, alehouses, barns, other buildings.