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Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin proposed this plan in response to French attacks. Colonies rejected plan because it gave too much power to an assembly mande up of representitaves from 13 colonies -
Frech and Indian War
started as a struggle between the French and British over land in Pennsylivania. -
Gearge III became King
He was determined to deal firmly with the American colonies. King levied taxes on tea,sugar,glass,paper,and other products -
stamp Act
Imposed the first direct tax on colonists it required them to pay a tax on legal documents, pamphets , newspapers,and even dice and playing cards -
Stamp Act Congres
This was the first mietting organized by the colonist to protest King's George Actions -
Boston Tea Party
Group of colonists , dressed as indians, dumped 342 chests od british tea into the harbor. -
Coercive Acts
Known as the intolerable acts, closed the Boston harbor withdrew massachustes right to gorvern themselves -
Committes of Correspondence
organizations urging for resistence against british. consisted of colonists who wanted to keep in touch as events unfolded -
First Continental Congress
The delgates debated what to do about the relationship with Great Britian. -
Lexiton and Concord
Redcoats clashed with the colonial minute men. The skirmish was the first battle of the Revolutionary SWar -
Second Continental Congress
They Assumed the powers of a central government. John Hancock of MA as President. Washington as leader of the Army -
Resolution of Independence
Richard Henry Lee of Virginia did declare independence. Lee introduced a resolution in the Continental Congress -
Declartion of Independence
On this date the final draft was proposed and accepted. John Hancock was the first to sign with 55 to follow