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quebec Act
measure designed to afford greater rights to the French inhabitants of Canada, which had come under British rule through the Treaty of Paris in 1763 -
first continental congress
Fifty-six delegates from all colonies except Georgia drafted a declaration of rights and grievances and elected Virginian Peyton Randolph as the first president of Congress. -
french and indian war
a north american conflict between great britian and france -
albany plan of union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. -
proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was done by george the third following the end of the French and Indian Wars with the Peace of Paris which concluded the Seven Years' War in Europe and the French Indian War in America. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was designed to calm the Native Indians -
sugar act
The Sugar Act of 1764 was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764, that was designed to raise revenue -
stamp act
first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government. The act, which imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, -
quartering act of 1765
Quartering Act, outlining the locations and conditions in which British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies. -
repeal of the stamp act
a taxation measure enacted to raise revenues for a standing British army in America. -
Declaratory act
for the better securing the dependency of his Majesty's dominions in America upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain. -
townshed act
imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. Townshend hoped the acts would defray imperial expenses in the colonies, -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers -
Boston tea party
a destruction of the britsh tea -
Intolerable act
The government spent immense sums of money on troops and equipment in an attempt to subjugate Massachusetts. -
Battle of lexington and concord
British troops are sent to confiscate colonial weapons, they run into an untrained and angry militia. This ragtag army defeats 700 British soldiers and the surprise victory bolsters their confidence for the war ahead. -
treaty of paris
it was negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.