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series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships
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French fought the British with the colonies
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act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
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by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
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street fight that occurred between a patriot mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign.
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political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston
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term for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party.
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meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence
