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Albany plan of Union
Plan for uniting all the colonies. Colonies rejected it because they didnt like it. -
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French indian War
Started over lands in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Great Britian won and gained complete control of th eastern third of the continent. -
George III becomes king of Great Britain
He was determined to deal firmly with American colonies. Levied taxes on tea, sugar, glass, paper, and other products. Made the Stamp Act of 1765. -
Stamp Act
Imposed first direct tax on colonists. Required them to pay tax on legal documents, pamphlets, newspapers,and dice and cards. -
Stamp Act Congress
First meeting organized by the colonies to protest King Georges actions. -
Boston Tea Party
group of colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians and threw 342 chests of tean in the Boston Harbor in protest. -
Committees of correspondance
Urging resisitance to the British. consisted of colonists who wanted to keep in touch with one another as events unfolded. -
Coercive Acts
Colonists called Intollerable acts. The act withdrew the right of Massachusetts colony to govern itself. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates debabted what to do about the relationship with Great Britian. Imposed embargo on Britian, and agreed not to use Brittish goods. -
Lexington and Concord
First battle of revolutionary war. -
Second continental congress
immediately assumed the powers of a central government. Organize aremy and navy, issue money, and appoint George W comander of the continental army. -
resolution of Independance
Lee stated that these United colonies are, and of the right ought to be free and independant states. -
declaration of independance
leaders prepared a written delcaration of independance that was written by Thomas Jefferson.
