1763 Signing of the Treaty of Paris 10 February Ending the Seven Years War, also known as the French

and Indian War in North !erica" France ceded all !ainland North !erican territories, e#ce$t New %rleans, in order to retain her &aribbean sugar islands" 'ritain gained all territory east o( the )ississi$$i *iver+ S$ain ke$t territory west o( the )ississi$$i, but e#changed East and West Florida (or &uba" 1763 Proclamation of 1763 , %ctober Wary o( the cost o( de(ending the colonies, -eorge III $rohibited all settle!ent west o( the $$alachian !ountains without guarantees o( security (ro! local Native !erican nations" .he intervention in colonial a((airs o((ended the thirteen colonies/ clai! to the e#clusive right to govern lands to their west" 1764 Sugar Act 0 $ril .he (irst atte!$t to (inance the de(ence o( the colonies by the 'ritish -overn!ent" In order to deter s!uggling and to encourage the $roduction o( 'ritish ru!, ta#es on !olasses were dro$$ed+ a levy was $laced on (oreign )adeira wine and colonial e#$orts o( iron, lu!ber and other goods had to $ass (irst through 'ritain and 'ritish custo!s" .he ct established a 1ice2 d!iralty &ourt in 3ali(a#, Nova Scotia to hear s!uggling cases without 4ury and with the $resu!$tion o( guilt" .hese !easures led to wides$read $rotest" 1765 Stamp Act 55 )arch Seeking to de(ray so!e o( the costs o( garrisoning the colonies, 6arlia!ent re7uired all legal docu!ents, news$a$ers and $a!$hlets re7uired to use water!arked, or /sta!$ed/ $a$er on which a levy was $laced" 1765 Quartering Act 10 )ay &olonial asse!blies re7uired to $ay (or su$$lies to 'ritish garrisons" .he New York asse!bly argued that it could not be (orced to co!$ly" 1765 Virginian Resolution 80 )ay .he 1irginian asse!bly re(used to co!$ly with the Sta!$ ct" 1765 Stamp Act ongress ,250 %ctober *e$resentatives (ro! nine o( the thirteen colonies declare the Sta!$ ct unconstitutional as it was a ta# levied without their consent" 1766 !eclaratory Act 19 )arch 6arlia!ent (inalises the re$eal o( the Sta!$ ct, but declares that it has the right to ta# colonies 1767 To"nshen# Re$enue Act %To"nshen# !uties& 5: ;une <uties on tea, glass, lead, $a$er and $aint to hel$ $ay (or the ad!inistration o( the colonies, na!ed a(ter &harles .ownshend, the &hancellor o( the E#che7uer" ;ohn <ickinson $ublishes =etter (ro! a 6hiladel$hian Far!er in $rotest" &olonial asse!blies conde!n ta#ation without re$resentation" 176' (ritish troops arri$e in (oston in res$onse to $olitical 1 %ctober unrest"

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.o$ o( 6age 177) (oston *assacre 0 )arch ngered by the $resence o( troo$s and 'ritain/s colonial $olicy, a crowd began harassing a grou$ o( soldiers guarding the custo!s house+ a soldier was knocked down by a snowball and discharged his !usket, s$arking a volley into the crowd which kills (ive civilians"