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Marked the beginning on the French and Indian war. Colonial troops were led by George Washington where he achieved a brief success but was soon forced to surrender to French forces.
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British officials had realized that colonial disunity was a weakness. This made Delegates from 7 colonies meet in Albany New York to discuss defense and alliance with the Iroquois. During the Albany meeting Benjamin Franklin proposed a centralized colonial government, this was known as the Albany plan and was intended to help unify the colonies. It was rejected by the colonial assemblies alongside as the British crown. It was however an early step towards colonial unity.
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Global conflict between Britain and France. In America it was fought over the control of the Ohio valley river. Britains victory allowed them to gain much new land in America. Britain was able to gain access to land west of the Mississippi. Along with their victory came a lot of debt that caused them to increase colonial taxation.
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The proclamation of 1763 was a British law set in place in order to avoid conflict with native Americans. This law forbid white settlement west of the Appalachian mountains. This caused lots of anger among the colonists, many ignored the boundary, fueling tension with Britain.
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Britain in order to raise revenue after the French and Indian war placed duties on foreign sugar and certain luxuries. It cracked down on smuggling and enforce the navigation laws more strictly.
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Britain passed the stamp act in order to help pay for the British troops stationed in colonies during the seven years war. This act was the first of its kind as it taxed the colonists directly. It was a tax on all paper materials in the colonies. It sparked widespread protests. It led to the stamp act congress (1765) and wide spread boycotts. The act also unified the colonies against British taxation without representation.
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This act required colonists to provide food and housing to British troops. Many colonists felt this was an invasion of their rights and privacy. This act heightened resentment towards the standing of a British army in peacetime.
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This act was passed the same day as the repeal of the stamp act due to boycotts. It declared that parliaments had the power to tax and legislate in all cased whatsoever.
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This was a take on imported goods and money went to pay royal governors and officials reducing colonial control over salary. It also allowed officials to search homes with writs of assistance (search warrants). It was deeply unpopular and view as invasive.