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French/Indian War
A war between France and Native Americans over who owned the Ohio River Valley. Also known as the 7 years war, Britain made the proclimation of 1763 recognizing the Indians ownership of the land. -
Stamp Act
A law passed by the Birtish where all Ameridcan colonists had to pay a tax for a stamp on all legal and commercial documents. -
Townshend Acts
A series of acts passed by Great Britain to punish New York for following the quartering act, it endfed in the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Massacre
The shooting of five American colonists by British troops, which deepened the distrust between Americans and the British military. -
Tea Act
An act of Britain to reduce the surplus of tea, and to cut the amount of tea being smuggled into North America. The act only let Americans buy tea if it came from East India company, which led to Americans refusing to unkoad the ships of tea resulting in the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Citizens of Boston disguised as Indians raided three British shipd in Boston Harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the hearbor; organized as a protest on taxes against tea. -
Intolerable Acts
Punishments that King George III put on the colonies in response to the Boston Tea Party. They were: The Bsoton Port Bill, The Quartering Act, The Administration of Justice Act, Massachusettes Government Act, and The Quebec Act. -
First and Second Continental Congress
The government of the 13 colonies, and early U.S. First congress were delagates from the colonies resisting Britains taxes. The second congress came together during the war and declared independence from Britain. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the American Revolution. -
Publishing of Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine challenging the authority of the Birtish government, and openly asked for independence from Britqain.
