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French Indian War
A 7-year war fought between Britain and France. Fought because Britian and France both wanted power over North America -
Navigation Acts
A act that prohibited the exchange and trade of British goods -
Stamp Act
A tax placed on all paper goods -
Quartering Act
An act placed that made the colonists house, feed, and take care of the British soldiers -
Townshend Acts
A tax that was placed on lead, paint, paper, glass etc. -
Boston Massacre
An event where the British soldiers went on a "killing spree" against the colonist -
Intolerable Acts
a "punishment" made after the Boston Tea Party -
Olive Branch Petition
The last attempt to the king to make amends to prevent war -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Second Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from the thirteen colonies, Took the momentous step of declaring America's independence from Britian -
Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine, Advocating independence from Great Britain -
Declaration of Independence
A document wrote in 1776 where colonist were declaring independence from Britian -
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution for the U.S (weak govt.) -
Daniel Shay's Rebellion
The uprising in western Massachusetts, caused by the farmers who fought in the Revolutionary War and received little compensation -
Constitutional Convention
A convention was held in the state of Pennsylvania state house of Philadelphia. The point of the event was to decide how America would be governed