-
Albany Plan of Union
Ben Franklin's plan calling for colonies to unite during French and Indian War -
Proclamation of 1763
British law that said colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains -
Sugar Act
A tax on items like molasses, sugar and wine -
Stamp Act
Tax on goods like wills, marriage licenses, newspapers, playing cards. Colonists paid the tax and a stamp was put on the item. -
Regulator Movement
response by NC colonists to high taxes -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into a crowd of Boston colonists; killed Crispus Attucks -
Battle of Alamance
fight between Regulators and Gov. Tryon (Regulators lost) -
Boston Tea Party
Dressed as Native americans, Boston colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress
demanded repeal of Intolerable Acts; called for a trained militia; boycott British goods -
Intolerable Acts
Response by Great Britain to the Boston Tea Party; closed the port of Boston -
Shot Heard Round the World
Battles of Lexington and Concord; considered the start of the American Revolution -
Second Continental Congress
chose George Washington as commander in chief; petitioned King for peace -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Patriots at the top of the hill; loss by British proved Patriots would not be easy to defeat -
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
Patriots removed planks from the bridge to defeat the Tories in NC -
Declaration of Independence
written by Thomas Jefferson; declared American independence from Great Britain -
Battle of Saratoga
Considered the turning point in the Revolution -
Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrenders; end of the Revolution
