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Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was an attempt to place the North American colonies under a more central government. It was never carried out but it was the first proposal to bring the colonies into a collective unite -
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The French and Indian War
A war between the Colonists and French with Native American tribes helping each side. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British established a boundary for the colonists from the coast to the Appalachian Mountains. The Proclamation line prohibited the colonists from settling west of the line. -
Sugar Act
the Sugar act reduced the molasses and sugar taxes which affected the colonists rum industry. -
Stamp Act
This required colonists to pay taxes, which were represented by stamps, on papers, documents, and even card decks. -
Quartering Act of 1765
This act required the colonists to house British soldiers in barracks made by the colonists. If the barracks were too small to house all the soldiers, they instead would be housed in local inns or houses. -
Boston Massacre
A confrontation where British soldiers killed several colonists in the Boston common due to harassment from the colonists. This was a contributing factor to the Revolutionary War -
The Tea Act & Boston Tea Party
The tea act basically allowed a British tea company to control all of the tea trade in the new colonies. British people, outraged about the new taxes and the tea act, dumped newly imported British tea into the Boston harbor as a way to protest the taxation. -
Intolerable Acts
A set of laws meant to punish the colonists for the Boston tea party. -
First Continental Congress
a meeting of leaders from 12 of the 13 British colonies to talk about ways to fight against new acts passed by parliament. -
2nd Continental Congress
A meeting where representatives from all 13 colonies met about many things and basically formed a temporary government for the colonies. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles were the first fights of the American Revolutionary War. British soldiers went from Boston to Lexington and Concord trying to capture Samuel Adams and John Handcock, as well as destroying the colonists weapon and ammunition storage -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
A small group led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga and took the weapons and supplies from the fort. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a battle for control of Boston and its valuable seaports, the British tried taking two hills for a tactical advantage. When the colonists heard about their plans, they rushed to both hills, Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, to defend them. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine about the United States independence and creating a democratic republic. -
Evacuation of Boston
General George Washington set up defenses and fortifications which caused the British troops to flee Boston. -
Declaration of Independence
The signing of the Declaration of Independence which declared the United States as an independent country. -
Battle of Brandywine
A battle in the Revolutionary War in Pennsylvania. The battle was between Washington's Continental Army and Howe's British Army/ -
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Battle of Yorktown
A huge win for the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War where a British Army got trapped on a peninsula and was forced to surrender.