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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was fought between the French and the British over land. The Indians were allies of the French and helped them fight the war in the colonies. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issues in the colonies after the French and Indian War, which stopped colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act were taxes imposed in the colonies by the British, which taxed sugar, and molasses. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act were taxes imposed on the colonies by the British, which imposed taxes on stamps, legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and advertisements. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act were passed in the colonies, which forced the colonist to shelter and feed soldiers stationed in the colonies. -
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Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were taxes imposed on tea,glass,paper, paint and lead imposed by the British for the colonies -
Boston Massacre
A group of colonist who resented the British troops threw snowballs at troops in the colonies who later fired killing 5 colonist. -
Committees of Correspondence
A committee in the colonies which called for a representative from each colony to discuss anti-British plans due to the unfavorable taxes imposed. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act were taxes imposed on tea by the British to benefit the monopoly of tea held by the East India Company -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonist who went by the name of The Son's of Liberty, dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor. Some colonist applaud the action as a patriot act, but others opposed it believing it it got taken too far. -
Intolerable Acts
The news of the Boston Tea Party angered British officials, being the reason for the passing of the Intolerable Acts. They were four laws passed in the colonies, one closing the port of Boston, reducing the legislative power in Massachusetts, court trial in Britain and the expansion of the Quartering Act. -
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First Continental Congress
All colonies with the exception of Georgia, met together in Philadelphia to discuss colonial resistance against Britain early in the Revolution. -
Lexington and Concord
The first battles fought by colonial America and Britain which began the American Revolution. The beginning plan was for the British to seize military supplies in bot places. -
Second Continental Congress
All thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia to find a resolution to the Revolution. The New England colonies called for independence, while the Middle colonies thought negotiating would be a better option. -
Thomas Paine "Common Sense"
A pamphlet written by a British immigrant to the colonies, who persuaded the colonies by writing reasons and arguments on why the colonies should declare independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was declared on July 2nd, but adopted on July 4th, 1776. It listed the reasons why the colonies were calling for independence written by Thomas Jefferson,Benjamin Franklin and John Adams