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The French and Indian war was ended with the treaty of Paris. After the British won, the French gave up most of their North American land.

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The Proclamation of 1763 was signed on October 7, 1763. The proclamation prohibited the expansion of the colonists to the west of the Appalachian mountains.

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The British attempted to stop the smuggling of French sugar and molasses to the English colonies . It also provided revenue to the British empire.

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Formation of the Committees of Correspondence

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Formation of the Committees of Correspondence

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These committees were formed to oppose the taxes that were being placed on the colonists. In 1765 there was a committee in Boston and New York.

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After the British won the French and Indian war, the British had a large amount of debt so they heavily taxed the colonists causing protests.

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This act required colonists to house British soldiers. It was formed in 1765 and heavily protested.

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Representatives from nine of the thirteen colonies declare the Stamp Act unconstitutional as it was a tax levied without their consent.

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This act came around the same time as the repeal of the stamp act in 1766. It also changed the sugar act.

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A series of four acts, they were passed to attempt to assert dominance over the colonies. Parliament wanted to prove they still controlled the colonies.

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In Boston a group of people were throwing objects at British soldiers when one accidentally fired their gun. When that happened the rest of the soldiers fired at the protesters.

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The Tea Act was signed in 1773, the act was put in place to assist the failing British East India company. There was a massive amount of tea in their Wearhouse that needed to be reduced.

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Protesting taxation without representation and the monopoly of the East India Company, the Sons Of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and dumped tons of tea into the harbor.

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In response to colonial retaliation the British enacted four measures that became known as the Intolerable Acts. These acts oppressed Boston in response to the first Continental Congress.

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The first battle of the revolution, a local mulita and British troops. The minute men were warned of the troops by Paul revere

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This was the final attempt to make peace with the British before the war. It was adopted by Congress July 4, 1775.