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French and Indian War
War between Great Britain and France also known as the 7 year war. It began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. -
Proclamation of 1763
After Britain won the 7 year war and gained land in North America it issued the proclamation, which prohibited American colonist from settling west of Appalachia. -
Sugar Act
British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar from the French and Dutch West Indies and at providing increased revenues to fund enlarged British Empire responsibilities -
Stamp Act
Was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America. -
Quartering Act
Requiring local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food. -
Townshend Act
a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. -
Tea Act
The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company -
Boston Tea Party
They boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Coercive Act
Sought to punish Massachusetts as a warning to other colonies. -
First Continental Congress
a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes. -
Shot heard round the world
Is a phrase referring to several historical incidents, particularly the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 -
Second Continental Congress
Was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule.