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Albany Congress Meeting
The Albany Plan of Union was drafted after a mandatory congress meeting, called by the British Parliament. -
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French and Indian War
Conflict between England and France (along with their Native American allies). -
Proclamation of 1763
British doctrine that said the colonists were not allowed to settle west of the Appalacians in order to avoid further conflicts with Natives. -
Sugar Act
British act that placed taxes on sugar and imported luxuries in order to increase revenue. -
Quartering Act
Act that required colonists to house and feed British soldiers -
Stamp Act
Stated that revenue stamps be placed on most paper printed in the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
Acts that taxed paper, glass, and tea in order to pay the British officials that were living in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Colonists vs. British soldiers in front of the customs house. Soliders killed 5 colonists, including Crispus Attucks -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of acts were passed on the colonists, closing Boston Harbor and limiting their chartered rights. -
Quebec Act
British law organizing the Canadian territory that was lost by the French. -
Second Continental Congress
Groups of deligates that eventually approved the creation of the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaratory Act
All American colonists must be subordinate to the British crown. -
Declaration of Independence was Signed
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Treaty of Paris
Peace treaty between Britain and America. The United States was officially recognized as an independent nation.
