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The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a was a boundry made by the british in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. announced on October 7, 1763, the Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands gained by the French following the French and Indian War. -
The Sugar Act
the sugar act the British legislation tried to end the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies.This provided increased revenues to fund enlarged British Empire responsibilities after the French and Indian War. -
Stamp Act of 1766
The stamp act enforced and direct tax on anything the required many printed material from the colonies need to be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. -
Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend act was many different measures that taxed any goods that were imported from the American colonies. The American colonist had no reparation in this. -
he Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a small fight between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly got crazy and became a chaotic, bloody slaughter. -
Tea Act
The British Parliament passed the Tea Act. The act gave the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest that occurred at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists were angry about the tea tax and were throwing tea into the water. -
Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts was acts passed to punish the american colonists after the boston tea party and the destruction of the tea. -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The people discussed boycotting British goods to establish the rights of Americans and planned for a Second Continental Congress. -
The French and Indian war
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years’ War. The war gave Great Britain huge gain in land inside of North America. Although over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses later had caused the American Revolution.
