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French and Indian War
This was a fight between the French, Indians, and British over North American territory. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act is also known as the American Revenue Act. It was meant to lesson the tax on molasses, but in reality the colonists now actually had to pay because the British were enforcing it -
Quartering Act
This demanded that British troops must be given housing from the colonists -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required colonists to use stamped paper for any printed material -
Declaratory Act
Parliament declares supreme power or authority over the colonies in all cases -
Townsend Acts
This taxed tea, glass, and other goods found in the western hemisphere. -
Boston Masacre
The killing of five colonists by British regulars. This happened because of growing tensions from the time the British troops had originally arrived in Massachusetts. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a political protest against taxes on tea where tea was thrown into Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
This closed Boston Harbor, eliminated the government of Massachusetts, restricted many other government meetings -
1st Continental Congress
It was a meeting of delegates from 12/13 colonies to discuss a united American resistance to the British. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
1) The British military receives intelligence that the colonists are storing weapons in Concord
•send military troops to destroy the guns in Concord
2) GB meets Lexington militia (about 70 colonists and 300 British soldiers)
•"shot heard around the world"
•GB fires volley and the militia retreats
•GB finds very few weapons
3) Colonists form new militias with neighboring towns
•GB suffers heavy losses -
2nd Continental Congress
Delegates (representatives) from congress meet to discuss response -
Olive Branch Petition
The first idea of a response set by the 2nd Continental Congress. It was meant to deal with issues peacefully, but King George (England) ignores the petition -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Colonists established a position on Breed's Hill (next to Bunker Hill) to fight the British soldiers in Boston. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to state the issues that he and other colonists had with England (specifically the monarchy). This helped lead to the war.