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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was when France and Britain fought over American territory. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British created a boundary between the colonists and Native Americans to deter colony settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the seven-year war or the French and Indian war and gave Britain significant amounts of territory. -
Sugar Act
British Sugar Act was passed to deter smuggling and to raise money for Britain. -
Currency Act
The currency act regulated money and prohibited creating new bills. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was made as a way of taxing the colonies by making them pay to print paper. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was when the British Parliament taxed goods imported into American colonies. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required the colonists to house British soldiers when asked to. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was Brittian saying that they did not tax the American colonies differently than they did in Brittian. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when English soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped tea into the ocean. -
Boston Port Act
Brittan closed Boston port in retaliation to the Boston tea party. -
Administration of Justice Act
It gave a fair trial to any British soldier who killed or injured any colonist in an uprising. -
Massachusetts Government Act
It gave a fair trial to any British soldier who killed or injured any colonist in an uprising. -
Quebec act
Established religious freedoms and included more Canadian government ideas. -
"Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death" Speech
The "Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death" Speech was a speech written by Patrick Henry about the revolutionary war. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles were the first of many military conflicts, where soldiers of both sides fought and killed each other. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence is a piece of paper that says that the colonies are no longer ruled by Britain. -
French Alliance
When the colonists allied with the French against the British to help in the battle between Britain and the Colonies. -
US Constitution signed
Founding fathers agreed and signed a set of laws, the constitution, in Philadelphia.