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OW Road to Amer Rev
American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Proclamation of 1763 | British policy issued after French and Indian War; Colonists angry - wanted to move west of appalachians - helped win war |
| Stamp Act | Brittan made colonists pay for war by paying taxes on anything printed on paper; Colonists protest and boycott British goods |
| Cause of Boston Massacre | Colonists did not like having British soldiers in their city. |
| Tea Act | British passed a law that put a tax on tea sold by East India Company. |
| Boston Tea Party | Sons of Liberty, dressed as indians and threw tea into the Boston Harbor. |
| Intolerable Acts | Punishment for Boston Tea Party, Britain had more control over colonies, closed port of Boston, made colonists quarter soldiers |
| Quartering Act | Colonists were forced to give food and shelter to British soldiers |
| Taxation without Representation | British collected taxes from colonists to pay for war; colonists angry because they had no one to speak for them in Parliament. |
| French and Indian War | Fought over who owned the land west of the Allegheny Mountains - French and Indians against the Colonists and British |
| Townshend Acts | Parliament (Britain) passes acts that placed taxes on paper, wool, tea, etc. to show that British were still in charge. |
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