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french and Indian war
seven year war that pitted in north american colonies -
Townshend Acts
it initiated taxes on glasses ,lead, paint ,paper ,and tea -
Boston Massacre
seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of protesters killing 5 -
Boston tea party
political protest where they boarded a ship and threw tea into the sea -
intolerable acts
four laws passed by the British parliament to punish the Massachusetts bay for the Boston tea party -
Continental Congress
served as government of the 13 colonies -
lexington and concord
first major military campaign of the american revolution -
Battle of Bunker Hill
first major battle of the american revolution