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French and Indian War
a conflict in North America that was a part of a worldwide struggle between France and Britain and that ended with the defeat of France and the transfer of French Canada to Britain -
Stamp Act
a 1765 law in which Parliament established the first direct taxation of goods and services within the British colonies in North America https://www.britannica.com/event/Stamp-Act-Great-Britain-1765 -
Townshend Acts
this act taxed goods that were imported into the colony from Britain, as well as tea http://741393394367278802.weebly.com/townshend-act.html -
Boston Massacre
the British soldiers shot into a mob of people standing in front of the Boston Customs House, killing five people and leaving some seriously injured http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre -
Tea Act
an act established by Lord North to save the nearly British East India Comapny which granted the company the right to sell tea to the colonies free of the taxes that colonial tea sellers had to pay https://www.britannica.com/event/Townshend-Acts -
Boston Tea Party
the "Indians" dump 18,000 pounds of the East India Company's tea into the waters of the Boston harbor in protest of the Tea Act http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party -
Intolerable Acts
acts put in place by King George III that shut down Boston Harbor, authorized British commanders to house soldiers in colonists' homes or other buildings, and placed Boston under martial law http://www.patriotresource.com/amerrev/events/intolerable.html -
First Continental Congress
56 delegates who met in Philadelphia to draw up a declaration of colonial rights; declared that the colonies should fight back against the British
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
the colonists conquered the British troops at Lexington and Concord due to prior knowledge that the British were coming http://americanmilitaryhistorypodcast.com/battle-of-lexington-and-concord/ -
Second Continental Congress
delegates met in Philadelphia again and their loyalties were divided: some called for independence and some wanted reconciliation with Great Britain; appointed George Washington as the commander of the colonial militia http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/eventdetail.aspx?event=52 -
Publishing of Common Sense
a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that attacked King George and the monarchy http://www.avalonforge.com/MainBooks.htm
