The document discusses the tensions between Britain and its North American colonies that led up to the American Revolution. It describes how Britain accumulated large debts after the French and Indian War and sought to raise taxes from the colonies to pay them off. This caused outrage in the colonies and protests against new taxes like the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts. Colonists argued they should not be taxed by a British Parliament in which they had no representation. The tensions over taxation and British control of the colonies continued to increase in the years leading up to the American Revolution.

1. Turmoil Over Taxation Exploring Causes of the American Revoultion

9. The Proclamation Line of 1763 was created to prevent the colonists from moving westward onto Indian land.

10. Some Colonists such as Daniel Boone ignored the Proclamation of 1763 and explored the area that is modern day Kentucky.