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Two Trestises on Goverment-John Locke
John Locke wrote about narutal rights. -
British settlers move into Ohio River valley
British pushed against the French for the Ohio River valley. -
The Spirit of the Laws-Montesquieu
Book about the powers of the government and how they need to be limited. -
French and Indian War
A war against Britain and the French both having Indian allies. -
Albany Plan of Union
A plan that the council would have authority over parts of the Colonies. -
General Braddock's defeat
The attack on fort Duquesne led by stubborn General Braddock that got defeated. -
Pontiac's War
Pontiac attacks British forts but fail in the end. 2000 british die. -
Proclamation of 1763
A law that restricted Colonists from setting land past the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
A law the British made that put taxes on certain items. -
Stamp Act
A law that forced Colonists to buy special stamped paper for all of their documents. -
Townsend Acts
A law that only taxed goods could be brought into the Colonies. -
Boston Massacre
British Army soldiers killed five civilian men in the Colonies. -
Tea Act
A law that intended to help the East Indian Company. -
Boston Tea Party
A large group of men spill Bostons tea as an act of retalliation. -
The Intolerable Acts
Four strict laws that were made after the Boston Tea Party. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle led by George W. to run the British out of Boston. -
Second Continental Congress
A group of delegates that met to discuss the situation with the British. -
Battle at Lexington
-Shot heard round the world. British Colonists revolution. -
Olive Branch Petition
A document made to make peace with Britian -by Thomas Jefferson. -
Revoulutionary War
A war for the Colonies to gain their freedom against the British and become America. -
Declaration of Independense
A document written by Thomas Jefferson that declared independense from the British.
