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1	American Colonies in the British Empire The French and Indian War Background to the Struggle The Outbreak of War Early War Activity The Battle of Quebec Results of the War New British Policies Closing of Western Lands Quartering British Troops Navigation and Trade Acts Taxes Opposition from the Colonists The Breach Widens The Townshend Acts The Boston Massacre “Harboring Resentments” Passage of the Intolerable Acts The Colonies Unite for Action First Continental Congress The British are Coming.
2	The French and Indian War Background to the Struggle French Advantages and Disadvantages British Advantages and Disadvantages Earlier Wars The Outbreak of War
3	The French and Indian War Early War Activity The Albany Plan of Union Braddock’s Road William Pitt’s System The Battle of Quebec Results of the War
4	New British Policies The Closing of Western Lands Quartering British Troops Navigation and Trade Acts Taxes The Sugar Act The Stamp Act Opposition from the Colonists
5	The Breach Widens The Townshend Acts The Boston Massacre “Harboring Resentments” The Committees of Correspondence The Tea Act of 1773 and a Tea Party
6	"Passage of the Intolerable Acts" Passage of the Intolerable Acts The Boston Port Act and Quartering Act First Continental Congress “The British are Coming!”