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French indian war
war b/w France and England. because of the war, England owed a lot of money. England began to pass a series of "Acts" taxes on the people in the 13 colonies -
Navigation act
A series of laws England passed to restrict trade in the 13 colonies. -
Stamp act
A law was passed by England so that the colonies would have to have a permit to print letters. -
Quartering act
Forced the colonies to give food, shelter, and transportation to England soldiers. -
Townshend act
A law passed by England that taxed the colonies on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
Boston massacre
A protest turned ugly when colonists were protesting about the taxes when the redcoats shot and killed at least several colonists. -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a planned attack on the British trade ships where people dressed as Indians and destroyed tea boxes. -
intolerable acts
4 laws were passed to punish the colonists from the Boston Tea Party. -
Battle of lexington and concord
event of battles that led up to the American Revolution. -
common sense
Common Sense became the first viral mass communications event in America. -
articles of confederation
Served as the US's first constitution. -
constitutional convention
to revise the Articles of Confederation. held in philideliphia.