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French and Indian War
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The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America -
Proclamation of 1763
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prohibited Anglo-American colonists from setting on lands acquired from the French -
Sugar Act
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British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar & molasses -
Stamp Act
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The act required the colonists to pay a tax -
Quartering Act
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stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in public houses -
Townshend Act
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designed to raise revenue for the British Empire -
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British guarding the Boston Customs House shot into a crowd of civilians -
Boston Massacare
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Boston Tea Party
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Dumped 342 chests of British tea, to protest on taxes -
Coercive Acts
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break Massachusetts Bay and warn the colonies about rebellious behavior -
First Continental Congress
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Britain's 13 American colonies met to discuss America's future -
Shot Heard Around the World
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Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world -
Second Continental Congress
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18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution -
Common Sense
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Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine collected various moral and political arguments -
Declaration of Independence
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certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.