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French & Indian War Begins
Britain and France went to war over land in North America from 1754 to 1763. Britain won the war -
Proclamation of 1763
Forbade American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. Granted Britain a great portion of North American land. -
Stamp Act
Demanded colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper. -
Townshend Acts
Laws that placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists. -
Quartering Act
Demanded the colonists to house the British soldiers. -
Tea Act
The British government granted the company a monopoly on the importation and sale of tea in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Political protest in Boston where colonists dressed as Native Americans and poured 342 chests of tea into the harbor. The colonists were upset at the excessive taxes. -
Coercive Acts
4 out of 5 acts were passed as a reprisal for rebellion. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers opened fire on American colonists. 5 men were killed. The colonists harassed the soldiers because the British imposed taxes on tea, glass, paper, and lead. -
Sugar Act
Colonists didn't have any representatives in the Parliament when it came to the taxed goods of sugar, cloth, and coffee. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from the 12 out of 13 colonies, that later became the United States of America, had a meeting. -
The Shot Heard Around the World
A phrase used to refer to the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress
A meeting to form the Continental Army. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine recommending independence from Great Britain to people in the 13 colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
A document declaring independence from Great Britain.