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French-Indian War
Also known as the 7 years war, North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes The British received Canada from France and Florida from Spain, but permitted France to keep its West Indian sugar islands and gave Louisiana to Spain. The British won the war. -
Navigation Acts 1763
Prohibited colonies from exporting certain products or foods to countries other that Britain and other colonies mandated that imports to be sourced only through Britain -
Stamp Act
Tax on everything paper; Paper must have a stamp. -
Quartering Act
British Parliament requiring local governments of Britain's North American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food. -
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Townshend Acts
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Boston Massacre
Also known as the Bloody Massacre, Redcoats known as the British soldiers marched into the colony and fired on an unarmed crowd killing 5 and injuring 6. It was caused by Townshend acts, Occupation of Boston, killing of Christopher Seider. -
Boston Tea Party
Due to the Taxes on Tea some of the colonist dressed up as indians and got on a british boat and dumped 1 million dollars worth of tea in the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
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Common Sense
A 47 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the 13 colonies. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Also known as the shot heard around the world The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary war. It was an American victory which 49 were killed, 39 wounded, and 5 were missing after the war. -
Olive Branch Petition
Final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. A document in which the colonists pledged their loyalty to the crown and asserted their rights as British citizens. This Document was formed after the battle of Lexington and Concord. -
Second Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolutionary War. The Congress created a new country it first named the United Colonies then renamed to the United States of America. -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the pronouncement and founding document adopted by the Second Continental Congress -
Articles of Confederation
An agreement among the 13 states of the United States of America, formerly the Thirteen Colonies, that served as the nation's first frame of government. -
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Daniel Shays' Rebellion
Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led an armed rebellion in Springfield, Massachusetts to protest what he perceived as the unjust economic policies and political corruption of the Massachusetts state legislature. -
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Constitutional Convention
Also known as the Philadelphia Convention, This convention took place from May to September 17, 1787. The Convention had been officially called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, many delegates had much bigger plans.