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Albany Congress was a meeting of seven of the thirteen British North American Colonies. The seven Colonies were Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
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The American Colonists fought with the British Army against the French. The war officially ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris.
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At 11:00 AM on July 3rd a group of about 600 French and 100 indians approached the fort. The battle continued until about 8:00 when the French commander requested a truce.
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This event can also be called Braddock's Defeat, Braddocks Campaign, or The Braddock Expedition. Braddock's defeat was a major setback to the British for the war against the French.
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It is said that for the British 1759 was the year of victories. Both commanders of the commanders died in battle.
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It wad named the Forbes Expedition after General John Forbes. The British and the Americans rebuilt Fort Duquesne after the French destroyed it.
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Pontiac gathered other indian chiefs along the Ohio River Valley. Pontiac wanted to start a rebellion because the British fur traders were on the land where the French and Indians lived.
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This act lowered the tax on molasses imported by the colonists. The act also let officers take goods from smugglers without going to court.
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The act banned new currency and reissue of current currency. The colonies protested against this.
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This act placed a tax on all paper goods in the colonies. All printed material had to have a tax.
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The Quartering Act was part of the Townshend Acts. It required colonists to take soldiers into their homes.
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The Boston Massacre was when the tension with the British and the colonists finally reached its peak. Five colonists were killed that day including Crispus Attucks.
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The Tea Act taxed the tea at source so there wouldn't be any tax collection for the colonies, Allowed the East India Company to sell tea to chosen merchants.
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During the Coercive Acts Boston Harbor was closed until the colonists paid for all the lost tea. Only food and firewood were permitted into the port.
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The first continental congress met form September 5 to October 26. They met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia.
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342 chests of tea were thrown into the ocean during the BTP. They were dressed as Mohawks when thes happened.