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French and Indian War
One of the most decisive wars between England and France. -
Albany Plan of Union
Was adopted by the Deligates from 7 colonies. It set a precedent for later more revolutionary Congresses in the 1770s -
Quartering Act
Act required the colonists to provide food and living quarters for British soldiers stationed. -
Stamp Act Congress
Representitives from 9 colonies met in New York and formed a Stamp Act Congress. -
Stamp Act
Inacted by Parliment in 1765. It required that revenue stamps be placed on most printed paper in the colonies. The first direct tax collected from those who used goods. -
Townshend Acts
Required that the revenues raised be used to pay Crown officaials in the colonies making them independent of the colonial assemblies that paid their saleries. -
Boston Massacre
A crowd of colonists harrassed some gaurds and the gaurds fired back killing five people. -
Boston Tea Party
Parliament passed a Tea Act which made the price of tea cheaper than the price of Dutch tea. Bostonians dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Quebec Act
The British government passed a law organizing the Canadian lands gained from France and it was accepted by most French-Canadians but resented by many in the 13 Colonies. -
First Continantal Congress
The purpose of the convention was to determine how the colonies should react to what from their veiwpoint seemed to pose a threat to their rights and liberties. -
Intolerable Acts
The British government enacted a series of punitied acts dealing with French-Canada. The colonists got mad and named them the "Intolerable Acts". -
George III takes throne
Pursued a colonial policy, aimed at solving Britains domestic financial problems. -
Second Continental Congress
The Congress was divided between one group of deligates who thought the colonies should declare independence. They wanted to negotiate a relationship with Great Britian. -
Declaration of Independence
Five delgates formed a committee to write a statement that listed specific grievances and expressed the basic principles that justified revolution. Adopted on July 4. -
Articles of Confederation
Adopted by Congress and sumitted to the states for ratification. First Constitution for the U.S.