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Two Treatises on Government
A book debating divine and natural rights. -
The British settlers move into the Ohio River valley
The British pushed againts the French for the Ohio River Valley. -
The Spirit of the Laws
Book about the powers of the government that the colonist thought should be limited. -
French and Indian War
A war involving the French and the Indians fighting Britain. The War had a huge effect on the British by how much debt they were in. Eventually this recovered by making British Colonist pay taxes. -
Albany Plan of Union
A plan that the council would have authority of parts of the colonist. -
General Braddock's defeat
The attack on fort Montesque led by stubborn General Braddock that get defeated. -
Pontiac's War .
Pontiac attacks British forts, but fails in the end. A year later he manages to defeat the British once more. -
Proclamation of 1763
A law that restricted colonist from setting past the Appalations moutains. -
Suger Act
A law that put taxes on certain items. -
Stamp Act
A law that forced colonist to buy specail stamps to sell goods or porducst, or goods. -
Townsend Acts
The Townsend Acts was one of the laws where they only taxed producsts that that were only brought by the colonist. -
Tea Act
A law that intended to help the East India Company. -
The Intolerable Acts
4 Strict laws that were made after the Boston Tea party. -
Boston Tea Party
A large group of men spill boston's tea as an act of revenge. -
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Lexington was a war that occured between the British and the Colonist. This is where the "Shot heard around the world" took place. They called it that because during the Boston Tea Party 5 British Soldiers got shot. It spread so fast around the colonies. That's where it got it's name. -
Second Continental Congress
A group of delegates that met to discuss the situations with the British. -
Olive Branch Petition
A document made to make peace with Britain- By Tomas Jefferson. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle led by George W. to run the British out of Boston. -
Declaratuin of Independence
A document written by Thomas Jerfferson that declaired independance from the British.
