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French and Indian War 1754-1763
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a war in North America between France and Britain
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Proclamation Line of 1763
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the territory line set between the Indians and British after the French and Indian war
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Sugar Act of 1784
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a law passed by the British Parliament in 1764 raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a monopoly on the colonial market
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Stamp Act of 1765
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an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766
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Boston Massacre 1770
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the Boston Massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770
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Tea Act of 1773
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The Tea Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain to expand the British East India Company's monopoly on the tea trade to all British Colonies, selling excess tea at a reduced price
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Intolerable/Coercive Acts 1773
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a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 in an attempt to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
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Boston Tea Party 1773
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demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who, disguised as Indians, raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
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First Continental Congress 1774
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either of two legislative congresses during and after the Revolutionary War. The first was in session from September 5 to October 26, 1774, to petition the British government for a redress of grievances. The second existed from May 10, 1775, to 1789, and issued the declaration of independence and established the Articles of Confederation
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Petition to King George III 1774
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the petition made by the men at the first continental congress in 1774
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