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French-Indian War (1756-1763)
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict that was part of a larger conflict between Great Britain and France. After all this occurred the British won which meant they were going to take over more land. But the war had enlarged Britain's debt. But the effect on the American Colonist was different the 13 colonies came together in order to create more power. -
Navigation Acts (1763)
A british law which state goods ship to and from the colonies had to be carried english ships acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods -
Stamp Act 1765
tax on paper goods. the colonists protested and petitioned. led to a repeal of the tax. -
Quartering Act 1765
the british sent soldiers who were quartered in the housing provided by the colonies. -
The Quartering Act II
required the American colonies to provide food, drink, quarters (lodging), fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns or village -
Townshend Act 1767
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which A new duty (tax) placed on tea, lead, paint, paper, and glass. -
Boston Massacre 1770
british soldiers shoot on unarmed crowd of protestors killing 5 and injuring 6 -
The declaration Of Independence
The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based. Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding, but it is powerful. -
Tea Act/ Boston tea party
After Repealing the Townshend Acts the british kept on duty on tea. On december 16, 1773 protestors dumped tea into -
The intolerable Acts
They were called the Coercive Acts in Great Britain and are sometimes called the Punitive Acts.
There were five acts in total. ...
The Intolerable Acts were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party and ongoing opposition to British laws governing the colonies -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia and petitioned King George II for a redress of grievance -
Battle Lexington & Concord
the famous shot heard round the world marked the start of the American War of Independence -
Second Continental Congress
The Congress appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army, and authorized the raising of the army through conscription.
acting as a government w/o a country
to fight a war or not -
Common sense
Common Sense made a clear for independence and directly attacked the political, economic, and ideological obstacles to achieving it. Paine relentlessly insisted that British rule was responsible for nearly every problem in colonial society. -
Articles of Federation 1781- 1787
A constitution is a rulebook for the government , created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government -
Daniels Shays Rebellion
He was ex-Revolutionary War soldiers- Daniel Shays. demonstrating the weakness because the central government had no money to pay the soldiers or to found a national police force due to lack of taxes. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia a meeting of delegates it was decided that the best solution to the young country's problems was to set aside the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution. or decided how america was going to be.