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French and Indian War
(https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war)
This war was sparked due to France's expansion in the Ohio River Valley which made the British mad. -
Proclamation of 1763
(https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of)
This proclamation was issued by the British at the end of the French and Indian War to satisfy the Indians by creating a boundary to separate their land from the colonies. -
Sugar Act
(http://www.stamp-act-history.com/sugar-act/1764-april-5-sugar-act/)
A law attempting to hold back the smuggling of sugar and molasses colonies by cheapening the taxes. -
Quartering Act
(https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/) the-quartering-act
Act which required local governments of the American Colonies to provide English Soldiers with food and shelter during the French and Indian War. -
Stamp Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765
The Stamp Act was an act made by Parliament which put a tax on the colonies and required that the stamps they used to be printed in England. -
Townshend Act
https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/townshend_acts.php
The Townsend Act were laws passed by Parliament for the colonies. It took away freedoms and added new taxes. New taxes included paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
(https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre)
The Boston Massacre was a devastating riot in Boston. It started as a argument in the streets with American colonists and British soldiers but ended up as a bloody mess. -
Tea Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Act
The Tea Act was an act of Parliament to reduce the large amounts of tea by the British East India Company in their warehouses to help the company survive. -
First Continental Congress
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Continental_Congress)
The first continental congress was a meeting with the 12 delegates of the 13 original colonies held to talk about boycotting British goods. -
Coercive Acts
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ushistory/chapter/the-tea-party-and-the-coercive-acts-1770-1774/
The Coercive Acts were a series of laws passed by Parliament relating to the colonies. Passed after the Boston Tea Party, this was a warning symbol to the other colonies warning them not to retaliate in such manor as they did. -
Shot Heard Around the World
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_heard_round_the_world
This phrase refers to the shot which began the Battle of Concord , which later led to the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting following the First Continental Congress with the 12 delegates of the 13 colonies. -
Common Sense Act
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Sense)
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine talking about independence from the thirteen colonies which he began writing during the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence)
The Declaration of Independence is a document explaining why the colonies were at war with England, and why the colonists believed they should be free from them.