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Zenger Trial
NYC editor convicted of libel, aquitted, allowed highly opinioned newsletters to be printed -
Albany Congress
advocated a union of the British colonies for their security and defense against the French, and to help cement the loyalty of the Iroquois Confederacy, wavering between the French and the British in the early phases of the French and Indian War, the tribes withdrew without committing to either of them -
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Seven Years War
(aka French Indian War) British and French fought over the Ohio River valley (trade route) with the French allying the Indians. Ended with expulsion of the French. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Indians rebelled because the French were giving away land that they didn't have rights to and were the Indians. -
Treaty of Paris
ended the Seven Years' War, known as the French and Indian War, the Treaty was made possible by the British victory over France and Spain, and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe (France expelled) -
Sugar Act
taxes on sugar and other commone goods, lower molasses prices to try and prevent smuggling -
Stamp Act
taxes on stamped paper, legal documents, publications, and playing cards, no taxation without representation -
Boston Massacre
British troops fired upon civilians in Boston -
Tea Act
East Indian Company could sell their tea without tariffs, American tea merchants pushed out of trade -
Boston Tea Party
people of Boston dresses as Indians and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
Coercive Acts:
Quartering Act- colonists had to provide for soldiers if they stayed in their home
Quebec Act-Quebec was under authority of the crown and forced Catholic
Boston Port Act- closed the port
Massachusetts Government Act- no government for Mass.
Administration of Justice Act- protected British officials in courts in the colonies -
Lexington and Concord
British and Massachusettes militias fighting in Lexington and Concord, minutemen aided in fighting -
First Continental Congress
metting of delegates from most colonies in reponse to intolerable acts, endorsed Suffolk Resolves, adopted Declaration of Rights and Grievances, agreed to make a Continental Asssociation -
Fort Ticonderoga
scuffle between New Englanders (Vermont) and the British, the colonists stumbled upon the British and ordered that they surrender -
Second Continental Congress
represented 12 colonies, colonies in state of defense, George Washington commander-in-chief -
Battle of Bunker Hill
fighting on Breed's Hill were the colonists had the high ground and caused a large amount of damage to the British dispite loseing -
Repeal of Stamp Act
nonimportation, Stamp Act repealed but Declaratory Act -
Battle of Long Island
Patriots force to withdraw to Manhattan from Brooklyn as British attacked them, September 6 British invaded Manhattan and the Americans were forced back even further -
Declaration of Independence
voted for at the Second Continental Congress, voted to renounce allegiance with Britain -
Declaratory Act
Parliament had the authority to legislate the colonies -
Common Sense
pamphlet by Thomas Paine, government is nessesary but you can overthrow it -
Olive Branch Petition
last chance offer to continue peacefully with Britain, olive branch=peace -
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania, continental army stuck in valley forge for a harsh winter, came out as a cohesive unit