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Albany Plan of Union
Plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin for uniting the colonies after the french attacks on the frontier. The colonies rejected the plan because it gave too much power to an assembly made up of the representatives from all thirteen colonies. -
George III becomes king of Great Britain
After George III became king, he was determined to deal firmly with the American colonies. In order to help pay for the war he raised taxes on tea, sugar, glass, paper, and other products. -
French and Indian War
It started at a struggle between the French and British over lands in western Pennsylvania and Ohio. The British defeated the French, eliminating their power in North America. -
Stamp Act
Imposed the first direct tax on the colonists, requiring them to pay a tax on legal documents, pamphlets, newspapers, and even dice and playing cards. -
Stamp Act Congress
A meeting in New York that nine colonies sent delegates to. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists, dresses as Mohawk Indians, dumped 342 chests of British Tea into Boston Harbor. -
Coercive Acts
Withdrew the right of the Massachusetts colony to govern itself. -
Committees of Correspondence
Consists of colonists who wanted to keep in touch with one another as events unfolded -
First Continental Congress
Delegates form all colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia. -
Second Continental Congress
Served as the acting government of the colonies throughout the war. -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle pf the Revolutionary War -
Resolution of Independence
Resolution that states "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states". -
Declaration of Independence
Explained the reasons the American colonies were angry at British government. One of the most famous documents in history.
