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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years -
Proclamation of 1776
King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 because he wanted a border between the the colonial and American Indian lands. -
Quartering Act
The law that says that a British Soldier can come into your house you have to provide them with shelter and food -
Stamp Act
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the Thirteen Colonies -
Townshend Act
a series of British Acts of Parliament -
Bostan Massacre
British Army soldiers shot and killed five people while under attack by a mob -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act by the people because they did not want to pay taxes on tea -
The Tea Act
the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American colonies -
Coercive Acts
names used to describe a series of laws relating to Britain's colonies -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies -
Second Continental Congress
a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
The Shot Heard Around The World
is a phrase referring to several historical incidents, particularly the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a revenue-raising act used to impose taxes on citizens in Britian -
Declaration of Independence
the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain -
Rocky Mount Raised Taxes On News Papers
I think that when Rocky Mount raised taxes on news papers related to the stamp act when British Parliament raised taxes on stamps.