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Bacon's rebellion
Bacon create his own army to fight the Natives until they were stopped by British government and they rebellion crumbled shortly after. -
Great awakening
It was a revival of religion in the early 1700s for the English colonies and brought new ideas to them -
French/Indian War
A war between the French/Natives and Colonists/Britain. This war lasted from 1754-1763. George Washington helped in the war. Also, the french were winning for a long time until the British came in. This left the British in Debt and started to tax the colonists. -
Treaty of Paris
France signed the Treaty of Paris which ultimately ended the war and gave Britain American property. -
Proclamation line of 1763
Signed to prohibit Colonist exploration west of the Appalachia. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Battles with Native Americans were set against the British because they were unsatisfied with the solution to the war. -
British colonial acts
Stamp act: Written papers, formal documents, newspapers, etc. are increased in tax
Townshend Act: Increased taxes on tea, glass, etc.
Quatering Act: Colonists need to house British soldiers in their inns and houses.
Tea Act: Keeps the tea taxed after the Townshend act was removed
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Boston Massacre
British soldiers started to shoot civilians in the streets after ordered but one soldier shot before ordered. -
Boston tea party
Civilians joined on a rebelliation and threw hundreds of crates of tea into the ocean. This caused the intolerable acts on the colonists. -
First Continental Congress
Representatives in every colony came to this meeting except Georgia to discuss how to get freedom in the colonies. King George III denied their document. -
Common sense
A book that was written to describe what is wrong with what Britain is doing and it is common sense that it is wrong. This was very popular in the colonies.