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Navigation Act
a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade. -
End of Salutary Neglect
Salutary neglect is the unofficial British policy where parliamentary rules and laws were loosely or not enforced on the American colonies and trade. -
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation by Britain at the end of the French and Indian War that prohibited settlement by whites on Indian territory. -
Sugar act
Reduced the import duty on molasses from 6 to 3 Pence per gallon, and maintained the higher import duty on refined sugar. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret group that fought against British rule and helped organize the Boston Tea Party. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were passed by Parliament to raise funds for governing the American colonies, imposing taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. In response, the colonies decided to boycott British imports. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre sparked tensions leading to the American Revolution -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was a protest by American colonists against the Tea Act, involving the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Boston tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress united delegates from 12 colonies to protest the intolerable Acts, assert colonial rights, boycott British goods and demand self-governance. -
Olive Branch Petition