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The French and Indian War led to territorial gains from Great Britain in North America. The war ended in 1763. This led to huge war debt in the colonies. The war is also known as the Seven Years' War. -
The Navigation Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade -
British put tax on any paper. This put taxes on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards -
When the British sent troops the colonists had to house them. Had to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation -
Tax on household items glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
A street brawl between the British and unarmed English colonists. The British killed five and injured six of the colonists. -
A protest where colonists dumped 340 chests of tea into the water in Boston. -
The Four laws that the British passed to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. The four acts were the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act -
The meeting appointed George Washington as commander-in-chief of the army. It later approved the Declaration of Independence and prepared the Articles of Confederation. -
Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the British, and embarked on a war to earn their independence. This battle is also known as the Shot Around the World and marked the start of the American War of Independence. -
This petition was sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent official war from being declared. The Petition exemplified their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens. -
This event challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. Was written by Thomas Paine. -
The DOI states three basic ideas: God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; the main business of government is to protect these rights; if a government tries to withhold these rights, the people are free to revolt. -
The AOC is the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain -
This was a battle that was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts. This event led to the Constitutional Convention. -
A huge meeting to address and revise the problems of the Articles of Confederation.