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French and Indian War
Also known as the Seven Years’ War, this New World conflict marked another chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France. http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war (http://www.timetoast.com) -
Proclamation of 1763
Created by King George III after Great Britain acquired following the French Indian War, forbidding all settlement past the Appalachian
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Sugar Act
Law passed by the British Parliament giving British sugar growers in the West indies a monopoly on the colonial market. Source: Old Notes -
Stamp Act
The act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Source: Old Notes -
Quartering Act
Acts of British Parliament forcing American colonies to provide accommodations to British Soldiers. Source: Old Notes -
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Townshend Act
A series of measures introduced into the English Parliament by Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend in 1767, the Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. Townshend hoped the acts would defray imperial expenses in the colonies, but many Americans viewed the taxation as an abuse of power, resulting in the passage of agreements to limit imports from Britain. Source:http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts -
Boston Massacre
Resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops in the city. The troops fired on the mob killing several people. -
Boston Tea Party
In protest of taxes on tea, colonists dressed as Indians and raided British ships, dumping tea into the Boston Harbor. Source: Old Notes -
Tea Act
one of several measures imposed on the American colonists by the heavily indebted British government in the decade.The act’s main purpose was not to raise revenue from the colonies but to bail out the floundering East India Company, a key actor in the British economy. Source: http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/tea-act -
Coercive/Intolrable Acts
a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor. Source: Notes -
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First Continental Congress
Meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies meeting in Philadelphia, PA. -
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Second Continental Congress
Governed American Colonies during the American Revolution, Issued the Declaration of Independence and established Articles of Confederation. -
Shot Heard Around The World
Start of the American Revolutionary War, occurring at the North Bridge in Concord, MA in the Battle of Lexington -
Common Sense
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine challenging authority of the British government -
Declaration of Independence
Formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain