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SOICAL STUDIES
How the colinist rebeled
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| French Indian War | Great Britain gained much more land in North America because of the |
| Proclamation of 1763 | This was issued by the British government forbidding colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| Sugar act | The French/Indian War caused the British government to go into debt, so they decided to tax the colonists. The first tax in 1764 was called the… |
| Stamp act | Next, the British government taxed everything involving paper. This was called the… |
| Quartering act | Because the colonists were refusing to pay the new taxes, the British sent soldiers to live with the colonists. This was called the… |
| Sons of Liberty | Some colonists rebelled against these Acts, forming a group called the… |
| Townshend act | Because of the colonists’ rebellion, the Acts had to be canceled. So the British government tried again by taxing imported British goods. These Acts were called the… |