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What started the French and Indian war?
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France and England were old enemies
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What is one way the French had a few victories at the beginning of the war?
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Britain was used to fighting in straight lines, surprise attack led by French
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What happened at the end of the French and Indian war?
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Treaty of Paris, which divided up land between the British and French
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After the French and Indian war, what were the Pontiac worried about and what did they do?
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Worried British will take too much land, so they take over 8 British forts
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What did the British do to the Pontiac after they took over 8 British forts?
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Gave them smallpox infested blankets--weakened Natives, negotiated treaties
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Proclamation of 1763
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Banned settlement west of Appalachians
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What were some results of the French and Indian war (what happened between the British and colonists?)?
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British stationed troops in colonies, Americans saw it as a threat, Britain deep in debt from war--turn to taxing colonists
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Sugar Act
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Halved taxes on foreign-made molasses, placed taxes on certain imports
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Stamp Act
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Required colonists to buy special stamped paper for legal documents, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets, almanacs, taxes on all of these
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How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
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Formed secret resistance group--Sons of Liberty, began to protest, made declaration of rights and grievances, boycotted British goods
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Townshend Acts
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Placed taxes on certain goods--tea, glass, lead, paper, paint
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What was the slogan colonists used to protest the Townshend Acts?
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"No taxation without representation"
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The Boston Massacre
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Killing and injuring of people in the streets of Boston due to stationed British troops firing at the taunting colonists
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Tea Act
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Took taxes off foreign teas, cutting colonial-made tea out of business
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How did the colonists react to the Tea Act?
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Boston Tea Party--dumped tea into Boston Harbor
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