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French & Indian War
A war in which Britain and it's colonies defeated France and its' Indian allies, gaining control of Eastern North America. -
Sugar Act
Law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay taxes on sugar. -
Quartering Act
Law passed by Parliament that required colonists to provide housing and supplies for the British troops stationed in the colonies after the French and Indian War. -
Stamp Act
Law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials. -
Townshend Act
Law passed by Parliament which levied new import duties on everyday items such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacure
Incident in which British soldiers killed 5 colonists in Boston. -
Boston Teaparty
A protest against British taxes in which Bostonians disguised as Native Americans dumped many thousands of dollars worth of tea into the boston harbor. -
*First Continental Congress
Group of delegates that met in 1774 and represented all the American Colonies, except Georgia. *not actual date. -
*Intolerable Acts
The Colonial name for the Coercive Acts, passed by Parliament closing the Colonies' ports. *not actual date. -
*Non-Importation Agreements
Colonial consumer boycotts of British imports as a responce to taxes passed by Parliament. *not actual date. -
*Sons of Liberty
Organisation of colonists formed in opposition to the stamp Act and other Brithish laws and taxes. *not actual date. -
Lexington and Concord
War erupts @ lexington and Concord, two country towns West of Boston. Provoked by British soldies being sent to arrest John Handcock and Samual Adams in Lexington, and to seze Patriot weapons stockpiled in Concord.