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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war was a war where the French and Indians were fighting for land against the British. -
Pontiac's War
Pontiac was a leader of the Ottawa nation and attacked the British along with other tribes -
Proclamation of 1763
Divided land between the colonists and Indians -
Sugar Act
A tax on several products such as molasses -
Quartering Act
A act that required colonists to house British troops and provide them with food and other essentials -
Stamp Act
required all colonists to put special stamps on things like licenses -
Townshend Act
Britain would no longer tax products or activities on colonies -
Boston Massacre
A angry crowd of soldiers and workers surrounded a group of other soldiers and started an attack -
Committee of Correspondence
people established a way of communication for the British -
Tea Act
Reduced the price of tea for the colonies so it would force them to buy British tea -
First Continental Congress
A meeting with the delegates of 12 Thirteen Colonies that declared that colonists should have the same rights of Englishmen. -
Lexington and Concord
The first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War -
Second Continental Congress
a group of people from New England that wanted to declare independence -
Bunker Hill
William Howe wanted to attack Breed's Hill right by Boston -
Declaration of Independence
A written document of rights and independence -
Saratoga
A place in New York where Burgoyne surrendered to Horatio, also a turning point for the American Revolution -
Valley Forge
Washington's continental army suffered a bad winter. They weren't clothed, fed, or housed. -
French Alliance
France signed a treaty with the U.S. -
Yorktown
The last major battle in of the American Revolution -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty that agreed to stop the Revolutionary War