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French and Indian War
War fought between the French and the British. Known as the seven years war. https://www.bl.uk/the-american-revolution/articles/american-revolution-timeline -
Proclamation of 1763
Forbid settlement at the end of the French and Indian war -
Sugar Act
A law passed by British Parliament to tax foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies to monopoly the West indies sugar growers on the colonial market http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Stamp Act
It was the first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation on items such as legal writs, newspaper advertisements, and ships’ bills of lading. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Quartering act
British Parliament passed act that forced local government to provide housing and food for British soldiers http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Townshend Act
The Townshend act was a series of acts passed by british parliament that taxed good that was sent to the American colonies but the American colonist had no representation so they saw it as and abuse of power http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Boston Massacre
A small British army opened fire on a group of people for the threatened by mob harassment shot and killed 5 people.The soldiers were successfully charged with murder in a civilian trial by John Adams http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Boston Tea Party
Boston colonist dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in protest of the tax on tea; http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Intolerable Acts
Acts that was punishment for Massachusetts colonist for the Boston Tea party . https://www.britannica.com/list/timeline-of-the-american-revolution -
Second Boston Tea Party
On March 7, 1774, 16 chest of tea of a british tea merchants were dumped into were once again thrown into the boston harbor http://www.boston-tea-party.org/parties-summary.html -
Coercive Act
A series of laws that restricted trade and and increased control over Boston and the rest of massachusetts. https://www.britannica.com/list/timeline-of-the-american-revolution -
First Continental Congress
Convened in Philadelphia, The Committee of Correspondence called in response to the Intolerable acts https://www.britannica.com/list/timeline-of-the-american-revolution -
Shot heard around the world
Specifically the opening of the the American Revolution and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1924 -
Second Continental Congress
After succeeding the first continental congress,the second continental congress managed the war effort and moved on toward independence https://www.bl.uk/the-american-revolution/articles/american-revolution-timeline -
Common sense
A pamphlet made by Thomas Paine to prescribe independence from Great Britain to the thirteen colonies https://www.bl.uk/the-american-revolution/articles/american-revolution-timeline -
Declatation of Independence
Thomas Jefferson's formal statement that declared the independence of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain https://www.bl.uk/the-american-revolution/articles/american-revolution-timeline -
Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American war was a war fought between the United States and Mexico for expansion of territory, Similar to the French and Indian War https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war -
Kent State shooting
Unarmed college students were protesting against the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/kent-state-shooting -
Obamacare
Many states have taken many steps to challenge the aspects of obama care. Obama care is today's ¨Intolerable acts¨ https://www.heritage.org/taxes/commentary/opposing-intolerable-act