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Navigation Acts
Forcing the American colonies to trade only with England; Mercantilism -
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The French and Indian War
The British and th Americans versus the French and Indians fighting over the Ohio River Valley -
The Proclamation of 1763
To prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains -
King George III
Ruler of England during the Revolutionary Era -
Sugar Act
A tax on sugar -
Stamp Act
A tax on papers and documents -
Quartering Act
Forcing colonists to have soldiers house with them -
Stamp Act Congress
A group of representatives from the Colonies; the first unified group gathers; they write a petition to King George the third. -
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Townhend's Acts
Taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea -
Writs of Assisstance
Allowed British soldiers to search American ships without a warrant -
Boston Massacre
Patriot riot that gets out of control and is used as a propoganda -
Crispus Attucks
African American and 1st person shot dead in the Boston Massacre -
Tea Act
Tax on tea; causing the Boston Tea Party -
Abigail Adams
Reminded John Adams (husband) to "remember the ladies" and wanted women's rights -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty protest against the Tea Act by throwing tea into the Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
A punishment to the people that participated the Boston Tea Party; British soldiers close the Boston Harbor -
Quebec Act
Ohio River Valley is now part of Canada -
1st Continental Congress
Group of selected representatives from the Colonies; unity is increasing. -
Sons of Liberty
Group of Patriots that organized boycotts and protests against the British policies -
Sam Adams
Formed the Sons of Liberty; organized the Committee of Correspondence; representative of the 1st Continental Congress -
John Adams
Lawyer of the British soldiers after the Boston Masscre; delegate of the 1st Continental Congress -
Mercy Otis Warren
Wrote plays supporting the Patriot cause -
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Paul Revere rides out and tries to warn the minutemen that British troops are marching up to Concord. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The beginning of the American Revolution: Americans lose in Lexington and win in Concord -
Committee of Correspondence
Group of Patriots that wrote letters to each others about the Colonies; unity is starting
