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Albany Plan of Union
Under this plan each colonial legislature would elect delegates to an American continental assembly presided over by a royal governor -
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French and Indian war
Battle between the British and the French and Native Americans. Caused the British huge money losses -
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Writ of Assistance
Forced the colonists to assist the British army and gave the british army permission to conduct unauthorized searches of the colonists houses and properties -
Proclamation of 1763
The British passed the proclamation to close off all lands west of the heads of all rivers which flowed into the Atlantic Ocean from the west or northwest from the colonists. This was done to calm the Native Americans -
Sugar Act
Was put in place to stop smuggling of certain items -
Stamp Act
Placed a tax on all printed materials -
Quartering Act
The British could house their soldiers in American barracks and public houses -
The Commitees of Correspondence Formed
Organized to share information between two political parties -
Tea Act
Passed to get tea from the East India Company to the colonies for cheaper prices -
Boston Tea Pary
This was the first real damaging attack from the colonists on the British -
2nd Quartering Act
Now the governors would be able to house soldiers in other buildings such as barns. They would also have to provide food to soldiers -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was started to expand the British territory -
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Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
This Inspired the Americans to fight back against the British -
New England Restraining Act
Made as a response to the unrest in Massachusetts and to try to control colonists -
Restraining Act
The same act as the New England act just cast onto the colonies of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and South Carolina -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The British were dispatched to sieze military weapons in Concord, Massachusettes. The British defeated the colonists in Concord, but were defeated themselves in Lexington -
Battle of Bunker HIll
The British eventually won, but suffered huge losses -
Olive Branch Petition
A last final attempt to prevent war between the colonists and the British -
The Second Continental Congress is formed
This allowed the 13 colonies to gather in conference -
Battle of Quebec
The Americans tried to take over a British stronghold to try and get the Canadians to rally with the Americans -
Declaration of Independence
The final straw in the americans being free from British rule -
Policy of Non-Importation
Put in effect to stop trading with the British