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Complete the definitions for the following terms. There are 16 words total. My suggestion is that you use the text
Do the stuff that ain't highlighted, but I still want you to know first, then do the highlighted/bolded stuff...
Navigation Acts
French and Indian War
"No Taxation without representation"
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
George III
Stamp Act
make up the rest of the 16 definitions
1. Navigation Acts: Laws passed by the British Parliament in the 17th century to regulate colonial trade and enable Britain to collect taxes from the colonies.
2. French and Indian War: A war fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides receiving support from their parent countries. The war lasted from 1754 to 1763.
3. "No Taxation without representation": A slogan originating during the American Revolution that reflected the colonists' belief that they should not be taxed by the British government if they were not represented in Parliament.
4. Boston Massacre: A violent confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers shot and killed several colonists who were harassing them in Boston, Massachusetts.
5. Boston Tea Party: A political protest that took place on December 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor, where American colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor to protest against the Tea Act.
6. George III: King of Great Britain from 1760 to 1820, whose policies towards the American colonies contributed to the American Revolution.
7. Stamp Act: A law imposed by the British government in 1765 that required American colonists to pay a direct tax on all printed materials, leading to widespread protests and boycotts.