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French and Indian War
A fight between Britain, France and other native americans tribes. They fought over territory and waterways. The war lasted from 1754 to 1763. The British won the war -
Seven Years War
Great conflict that was between Great Britain and France lasted from 1756 to 1765 -
The Navigation Act
Parliament passed which forced the colonies to only buy and trade goods from Britain, decreasing independence from foreign goods. -
Sugar Act
The purpose of the sugar act was to raise money for the crown. It concerned the colonists about the British Parliament. It also helped the movement of the American Revolution -
The Stamp Act
An Act of Parliament of Britain which imposed a tax on the colonies and required that many printed papers have a stamp -
The Quartering Act
British soldiers would live in American barracks or homes -
Declaratory Act
The parliament could make laws on the colonies in all cases whatsoever -
Townshend Acts
Parliament passed which places taxes on tea, paper, ink, tea and more. -
The Boston Massacre
Tension kept growing between the British and the people. The people began to throw snowballs and harass the soldiers and then a shot was fired. 5 civilians were killed that day and some were injured -
Boston Tea Party
At midnight a few colonists dressed as native americans and threw tons of tea into the ocean and one of the phrases was "taxation without representation" -
The Intolerable Acts
Four laws passed by the British were meant to push the colonists back. Instead of making the colonists fall back, it only fueled them more to fight back -
The Boston Port Act
British parliament which made the harbour of Boston close for the boston tea party -
The Coercive Acts
Series of four laws passed by the government to punish the colony for the Boston Tea Party -
The First Continental Congress
The purpose of the First Continental Congress was to discuss the future of America. It also discussed the British aggression. -
Patrick Henry's Speech
Patrick's famous speech where he says "give me liberty or give me death". -
Battle Of Lexignton and Conord
First time the British and the Colonists amries fought which sparked the American Revolution -
King George III Speech of Parliament
To discuss the movement of the american revolution -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
The main idea of the book was to inspire the colonists to be independent and to make a democratic republic -
Declaration of Independence
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to rally troops and the introduction of a new country. -
Battle of Valley Forge
At the Valley Forge there was never actually a battle. Around 1,000 to 2,000 soldiers died of disease. They also had struggled with hunger and reorganizing their units.