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French and Indian War
colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by American Indian military units
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Sugar Act
An act to stop the smuggling of sugar, and molasses
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjdi-Km77LkAhVLKDQIHVE9AkIQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=%2Furl%3Fsa%3Di%26source%3Dimages%26cd%3D%26ved%3D%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.pinterest.com%252Fpin%252F98375573087449723%252F%26psig%3DAOvVaw3WlD2ffy1fO7Xn7t7FT-j8%26ust%3D1567538816382935&psig=AOvVaw3WlD2ffy1fO7Xn7t7FT-j8&ust=1567538816382935 -
Virginia Resolves
Series of resolutions passed by the Virginia House of Bugesses
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjbr4Th77LkAhVrGDQIHQHBCSkQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=%2Furl%3Fsa%3Di%26source%3Dimages%26cd%3D%26ved%3D%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FVirginia_Resolves%26psig%3DAOvVaw0zDwe2KPqmCgjq0oEzai1o%26ust%3D1567538785817569&psig=AOvVaw0zDwe2KPqmCgjq0oEzai1o&ust=1567538785817569 -
Stamp Act
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Townshed Act
Laws passed by the British government to add tax on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.
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Boston Massacre
A confrontation in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiRjJ__77LkAhVLCTQIHWRdAuQQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.com%2Ftopics%2Famerican-revolution%2Fboston-massacre&psig=AOvVaw0d5PXQDujewhL_NutXpLYu&ust=1567538647153476 -
Boston Tea Party
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Tea Act
Objective was to reduce the massive amounts of tea held by the financially troubled British East India
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwihp7Ki8LLkAhXEN30KHYL0B5kQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=%2Furl%3Fsa%3Di%26source%3Dimages%26cd%3D%26ved%3D%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.kyrackramer.com%252F2017%252F04%252F17%252Fthe-tea-act-of-1773%252F%26psig%3DAOvVaw2x5CeQHzAC79K1-Vbo6lkK%26ust%3D1567538522002549&psig=AOvVaw2x5CeQHzAC79K1-Vbo6lkK&ust=1567538522002549 -
Intolerable acts
laws meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British to the detriment of colonial goods.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjB6p6v8LLkAhWjHDQIHcGKCeAQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Fevent%2FIntolerable-Acts&psig=AOvVaw1yRPYIjwqSDxCydtpO2RBD&ust=1567538475447934 -
Lexington and Concord
he first battle of the Revolutionary War
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lexington-and-concord--battle-of
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1st and 2nd Continental Congress
Continental congresses that were held by two different people
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Publishing of Common Sense
A paper written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjq-6by8LLkAhX9JzQIHcTkB68QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Famericainclass.org%2Fthomas-paine-common-sense-1776%2F&psig=AOvVaw2dol3aghCX9zpV7mYLUzeT&ust=1567539246478972
