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Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin's proposal to unit the colonies -
George III becomes king of Great Britain
he had a different idea of how the colonies should be governed -
French and Indian War
a struggle started between the French and the British over land in western Pennsylvania and Ohio -
Stamp Act
imposed the first direct tax on the colonists. it required them to pay a tax on legal documents, pamphlets, newspapers, and even dice and playing cards. -
Stamp Act Congress
the first meeting organized by the colonies to protest King George's actions -
Boston Tea Party
a group of colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor -
Coercive Acts
withdrew the right of the Massachusetts colony to govern itself and closed the Boston Harbor -
Committees of Correspondence
urged the resistance against the British. consisted of colonists who wanted to keep in touch with one another as events unfolded. -
First Continental Congress
debated what to do about the relationship with Great Britain -
Lexington and Concord
where British redcoats clashed with colonial minutemen. first battle of the revolutionary war -
Second Continental Congress
delegates from all 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to assume the powers of the central government -
Resolution of Independence
declared that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states -
Declaration of Independence
explained the reasons for declaring independence
