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french and indian war
it provided great britain enormous territorial gain in north america -
proclamation
stopped american colonist from setting west in appalachia -
sugar act
a law that tried to curb the smuggling a sugar and molasses in colonies -
stamp act
british laws placing a tax on printed colonial matter -
quartering act
british 1760s law requiring colonist to supply the basic needs of british soldiers -
townshend act
passed by the british in a attempt to assert what is considered to be its historical rights -
boston massacre
violence between the british troops and colonist -
boston tea party
protest by the son of liberty against the british troops -
tea act
an effort to save the troubled enterprise the british passed the tea act -
intolerable act
british laws in response to the boston tea party -
first continental congress
it was a meeting between 12 of the 13 colonies' delegates, at an early stage of the american revolution -
shot heard
hundred of british troops set off from boston towards concord -
second continental congress
a meeting a delegates from the thirteen colonies in america -
common sense
written by thomas paine -
declaration of independence
the continental congress agrees to thomas jefferson