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French and Indian War
During the 1750's, France and Britain fought for the Ohio River valley, a fertile source of land. Dinwiddie, a British commander, wanted to sell the land so his daughters could use the money to get married. George Washington was a commander in the war as well. This was officially the first World War. -
The Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a border that prevented crossing the Appalachian Mountains following the war. The British Parliament created this to prevent the Native Americans from getting unhappy after losing the war. This made the colonists very aggravated. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act taxed colonists 3 cents for sugar, which the colonists thought was unfair. The colonists decided to make the phrase, "No Taxation Without Representation", since the colonists had no representation in the Parliament. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required that a stamp be placed on important documents. The stamp proved that tax had been paid on the paper item. The tax was used to help British troops after the war. The colonists were outraged by this and argued against it, and succeeded to end the stamp act. -
The Townshend Acts
The Parliament passed The Townshend Acts to raise money and to show Britain was still in power. Taxes were placed on paper, glass, tea, and paint. Colonists smuggled and boycotted these items, which cost merchants to lose money. The Parliament decided to recall the taxes on the products, except on tea. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when a few colonists assaulted a soldier and tried to take his gun. After a few minutes, more colonists and soldiers came to the street. The colonists temped and aggravated the soldiers to fire by throwing sticks and snowballs and then the soldiers fired. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence were made to share information about what their colonies were doing to resist Britain. The founder of these Committees was patriot leader Samuel Adams. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when 60 colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians and climbed onto tea ships and tossed the tea overboard. The colonists did this because the Parliament and Britain to buy tea from only one tea source. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by Britain and the Parliament to show they had power and to take revenge on the colonists after the Boston Tea Party. The ports were closed, British soldiers were tried in Britain instead of the colonies, British soldiers were allowed to go into homes and colonists had to house the soldiers, and the colonists could not govern themselves anymore. -
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The First Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a group of representatives from 12 colonies. The leaders were George Washington, John Adams, Patrick Henry, and others. It was the first time the colonies had become united. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington was when 900 British troops fought against 60 militia of the colonies. A little after the British started firing, the militia retreated. At Concord, the British troops looked for weapons, but the militia beat them there and took and hid the weapons. The soldiers then started to burn buildings and hay out of frustration. While they were doing this, more than 1000 militia surrounded Concord to defend their towns as well. The militia attacked the British and were victorious.
