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French and Indian War
(seve yaers' war) war fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with help from both side's parent countries (Great Britian & France) and Native American allies -
proclamation of 1763
issued by King George III to forbid settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains -
Stamp Act of 1765
tax imposed on coloniests requiring them to pay a tax on all printed paper -
Quarting act of 1765
caused American colonies to house and feed British soldiers -
Stamp Act Congress
(first congress) representatives from some of the british colonies gathered to protest british taxation -
Boston Massacre
street fight between "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers -
Tea Act of 1773
tax of tea on the American colonists by the British -
Boston Tea Party
a political protest by the "Sons of Liberty" in Boston -
Coercive Acts
(Intolerable Acts) series of laws passed by the British Parliament in responce to the Boston Tea Party -
1st Continental Congress
meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
firdt military engagements of the American Revolutionary war -
2nd Continental Congress
convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies -
New York Campaign
(battle of Long Island) series of battles for control of New York and the state of New Jersey -
Battle of Princeton
a small battle in which General George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces -
Battle of Saratoga
battle giving victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War -
southern campaign
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Articles of Confederation
served as the United States' first constitution -
Battle of Yorktown
decisive victory for the Americans -
Constitutional Conventon
took place to address problems in governing the United States of America -
Ratitfication of the Constitution