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French and Indian War
It was the last war when Washington's troops surrendered to a troop of Frenchmen. -
Albany Plan of Union
They wanted the colonies to tax themselves for their defense, but decided not to. -
George III Takes Throne
King George succeded his father. -
Quartering Act
Colonists had to provide food and living quarters for British soldiers. -
Stamp Act Congress
They resolved that only their own elcted representatives had the legal authority to vote. -
Stamp Act
Stamps were required to be placed on most printing papers in colonies. -
Townshed Acts
New duties were to be collected on colonial imports like tea, glass, and paper. -
Boston Massacre
The killing of five people by guards who were protecting Boston's sons of liberty. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists refused to buy Boston tea because of high prices, so came the dumping of the tea in the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The colonists were outragraged by these various acts. -
Quebec Act
Canadian lands were organized that were gained by France. -
First Continental Congress
They wanted to protest parliamentary intrusions on their rights and restore their relationship with the crowd that had existed before the French and Indian War. -
Second Continental Congress
One group wanted independence and the other group wanted to resolve conflict. -
Artcles of Confederation
The first constituition of the United States and modified Dickinson's plan to protect the powers of individual states. -
Declaration of Independence
This declared all of the colonies to be independent.
