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French Indian War
War between Great Britian and France, also known as Seven Years war. It was fought in the New World. Due to the world the French and Indian War, England owed a large amount of money. -
Navigation Acts
Laws or acts passed by England/Parliment to restrict colonal trade. -
Stamp Act
A tax the British put on the American colonies that required that any and everything printed such as newspapers and magazines to be stamped. -
Quartering Act
Forced American colonist to house Britsh soldiers, also to provide them with food and water. -
Townshend Acts
Britain put a tax on the colonist due to massive war debt, however the colonist felt this was unfair. -
Boston Massacre
A struggle where 9 British soldiers killed 3 people due a large group of people who were so called verbally abusing them. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston colonist snuck abroad a ship dressed as Indians to dump tea, they did this due to rebelling against England`s tea act. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed by England to punish people in Boston/Boston Tea Party. -
Olive Branch Petition
A petition that was the final attempt to stop war between The 13 American Colonies and Great Britian. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
A battle between the American Colonies and Great Britain due to the colonies wanting to be self governed. -
Second Continental Congress
Where the Commitee of 5 were apointed to draft the D.O.I (Declaration of Independence) -
Common Sense
A 47 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, that challenged the British government`s authority. -
Declaration of Independence (D.O.I)
America`s birth certificate adopted at the Second Continentel Congress, written by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. -
Articles of Confederation
The 13 colonies first government however it did not work due to many weaknesses such as being a weak government and them having no money. -
Constitutional Convention
A place where many delegates met to correct the A.O.C, which eventually led to the newly produced United States Constitution. -
Daniel Shay`s Rebellion
A struggle or conflict in MA that put a spotlight on the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and caused many to attack it.