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1754-1763
Caused by colonists moving west into French and Native American lands.
British and colonists won the war and took control of all land east of the Mississippi River. But the war left England deeply in debt. |
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1763
King George wanted to end fighting in North America, which had been caused by colonists moving west. He forbade colonists from settling in land west of the Appalachian Mountains and placed 10,000 troops in the colonies to maintain order. |
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1764
First indirect tax on colonists to try to pay for French and Indian War.
Taxed sugar, coffee, indigo, and certain types of wine. |
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1765
First direct tax on colonists by England. For previous 100 years, only colonial legislatures had taxed colonists.
Required a tax on legal documents, newspapers, licenses, and other publications.
Colonists protested and even rioted. Repealed by Parliament in 1766, but the Declaratory Act was passed the same day. |
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1766
Passed the same day the Stamp Act was repealed.
Stated that England had to right to tax, make decisions for, and govern the colonies "in all cases whatsoever." |
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1767
Taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Also allowed general search warrants to prevent colonists from smuggling.
Colonists responded with boycotts and protests.
Repealed in 1770, except for tax on tea. |
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1773
Not actually a tax, but required colonists to buy tea from the British East India Company.
Led to the Boston Tea Party. |
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December 1773
Angry colonists dressed as Native Americans boarded British ships and threw 342 chests of tea (about a year's supply) into the Boston Harbor.
Led to the Coercive Acts. |
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Coercive Acts
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Intolerable Acts |
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1774
Meant to punish Massachusetts for Boston Tea Party.
Consisted of the Boston Port Act; Massachusetts Government Act; Quartering Act; Impartial Administration of Justice Act; and Quebec Act.
Very harsh. Led to colonists meeting at the First Continental Congress. |
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