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Join or Die
A political cartoon created by Benjamin Franklin showing a cut up snake representing the colonies. It symbolized that the colonies needed to unite and join with Great Britain to defeat the French and Indians. -
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French and Indian War
Also known as the Seven Years' War. It was a war between the British American colonies and French colonies. Great Britain and France also supported with military. The French were allied with the Native Americans, but still lost against the British and the colonies. Ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. -
Treaty of Paris
French land east of the Mississippi is given to British. French land west of Mississippi river given to Spain. France regains Martinique, Guadeloupe, and St. Lucia -
Proclamation of 1763
Royal Proclomation passed by King George III which forbade colonists from settling past the Appalachian Mountains. -
Stamp Act
British Parliament put a tax on newspapers and commercial documents. Colonies rebelled against this act and was repealed in 1766. Helped start movement against British Crown. -
Boston Tea Party
An act of protest against the Tea Act which was led by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. They destroyed many shipments of tea sent by the East India Company. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colonist for the Boston Tea Party. It took away Massachusett's right to self-govern and historic rights. Helped in the outbreak of the American revolution. -
Salutary Neglect
A British policy that avoided sttrict enforcement of parliamentary law that kept American colonies obedient to the British. Allowed trade relation laws to be lenient. -
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Second Continental Congress
Met after the American Revolution began and managed the colonial war effort. Moved towards independence and eventually adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a pamphlet created by Thomas Paine that explained why the Thirteen Colonies should fight for independence from the British Empire. -
Declaration of Independence
A statement adoped by the Continental Congress in which the colonies announced that they were separate from the British Empire and part of the new United States of America.
