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French & Indian War
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Albany Congress
- meeting of representatives from 7 of the 13 British North Am. colonies, (Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island).
- purpose was to bring colonies together.
- led by Ben Franklin.
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Pontiac's Rebellion
- was a war started by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes.
- 8 forts were detroyed, hundreds of colonists captures
- led to negotians
- an early contributing factor to the American Rev.
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Sugar Act
- imported sugar was taxed.
- affected the wealthy people.
- colonists protested.
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Stamp Act
- taxed papers, newspapers, ships, playing cards, etc.
- afftected merchants b/c they didn't sell.
- rsutled in violent protest.
- led to decletaory act.
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Boston Massacre
- British Army killed 5 colonists and injured 6 others during protests.
- kind of "foreshadowed" the American Rev.
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Tea Acts
- permitted the east india company to sell through agent in Am w/o costumally collect in Britian.
- affected general colonists.
- protests led to intoolarble acts.
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Zenger Trials
- basically became the symbol for the right for "free press"
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Treaty Of Paris
- ended the French & Indian War.
- famous for being "exceedingly generous" to the US w/ enlarged boundaries.
- signed at Hotel d'York.
- result = east & west of Florida to Spain, and basically no land for France.
