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French-Indian War (1756-1763)
War between France and England and because of said war England was in debt and began making the colonists pay taxes. -
Navigation Acts (1763)
a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that placed restrictions on colonial trade -
Stamp Act
tax passed on anything printed on paper -
Townshend Act
A act that was passed that put tax on glass,lead,paper and tea -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when 9 british soldiers fired shots at 5 unarmed civilians after they had harassed and thrown things at the soldiers -
Boston Tea Party
The boston massacre was a political protest in boston by the sons of liberty,the people threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor -
Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts)
A set of four laws that were passed by the British Parliament to punish the colonist for the boston tea party -
Quartering Act
A act that was passed stating that the colonist had to house british soldiers in their homes -
Olive Branch Petition
A letter that was sent to the king as a last resort to prevent war from being declared -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
These were the first battles of the American Revolution (The shot heard around the world) -
Second Continental Congress
A meeting from delegates from the 13 colonies that supported the american revolution -
Common Sense
Something Thomas Paine wrote that challenged the authority of the british government and the royal monarchy -
Declaration of Independence
A declaration that was signed by the 13 colonies that summarizes colonists motivations for seeking independence -
Articles of Confederation
The nations first government -
Daniel Shays’ Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizens and in opposition to the state government's efforts to collect taxes on both people and their trades -
Constitutional Convention
A convention that was held to discuss how america was going to be run