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albany plan of union
benjamin Franklins proposal to create one equal government for the 13 colonies -
the proclamation of 1763
a document that ordered clonial settlers to remian east of the appalachian mtns. this angered the colonists, beacuse they were not allowed on the land that they just won. -
The French and Indian war
A war between the French and the British over the Ohio River Vally. -
the treaty of paris
ened the french and indian war. was signed in paris nd divided the land between england, spain and france. france got very little. -
taxes
the british were in debt from war so they started taxing the colonist to get rid of the debt that they are now in.
they taxed printing materials and sugar. -
the boston massacre
a group of colonist hurrled snowballs and rocks at British slodiers. ther soldiers fired into a crowd, killing 5 colonist. -
the boston tea party
the boston tea party is when the colonist were tired of the kings taxes so they went down to the harbor and dumped all of the tea that was on the boat. -
the first continental congress
the first constitutional congress
delagates from every conly except virginia met in philadelphia pennsylvania -
intolerable acts
colonists were forced to house brirtish troops in their homes. -
declaration of independence
a document that used the ideas of the enlightenment that all men are created equal, everyone is born with a natural rights that cannpot be taken away by the government.