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Navigation Acts
Acts were passed in the English Parliament that were designated to colonial trade. -
French and Indian War
It was started in the battle of Ohio Valley by Leader George Washington in a global conflict. Also was renamed to Seven Year's War. -
Proclamation of 1763
Prohibited colonists from settling west of Appalachian Mt. -
Sugar Act
Forbid the colonies from trading with any other nation. -
Stamp Act
Sent people to collect taxes called "Stamp Agents" -
Quarter Act
Asked colonies to host 1,500 soldiers and supply them. -
Declaratory Act
It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. -
Townshend Act
Tax on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Mob of civilians surrounding soldiers but gets massacred by the soldiers. -
Committees of Correspond
The Committees of Correspondence rallied colonial opposition against British policy and established a political union among the Thirteen Colonies. -
Tea Act
Put tax on tea for colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
It's when the Sons of Liberty dress up like Mohawk Indians and start boarding the ship to dump tea off board. -
The Intolerable Acts
Show colonies to be loyal and determined to obey laws. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall. -
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Second Continental Congress
It's to move incrementally towards and independence. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
It was kicked off of the American Revolution. -
Battle and Bunker "Hill"
It was fought in the Siege of Boston and early stages in American Revolution. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
A book written by Thomas Paine.
