8th grade vocab terms

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Alliances

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The French allied with Native American groups for trade.

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Proclamation of 1763: Prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to reduce conflicts with Native Americans and keep them closer to the coast for easier British control.

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Prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Sugar Act

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Passed in 1764, this act lowered the tax on molasses to discourage smuggling and allowed officers to seize goods from accused smugglers without court.

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Stamp Act: First direct tax on American colonists, imposed in 1765, taxing all printed items.

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This act taxed all printed items, the first direct tax by the British government on American colonists.

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Declaratory Act: 1766 response to colonists' tax protests. Parliament's right to tax and decide for colonies 'in all cases'.

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This act affirmed Parliament's authority over the colonies.

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Townshend Act

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Passed in 1767, these laws taxed imported British goods: glass, tea, and paper.

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Quartering Act

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Forced colonists to provide British soldiers with housing, food, fuel, and transportation.

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Tea Act: Encouraged colonists to buy British tea by lowering its taxes, making it cheaper than smuggled tea.

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Passed to encourage colonists to purchase more British tea. The act lowered the taxes on the British tea, making it less expensive than tea smuggled from other countries.

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Coercive Act: Responded to the Boston Tea Party and colonial resistance, punishing Massachusetts by banning town meetings and closing Boston Harbor. Known as the Intolerable Acts.

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Intolerable Acts.