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Albany Plan
The British wanted colonies under a more centralized government. the cause of the Albany plan was officials wanted a treaty between the colonies. -
Stamp Act
American colonists had to pay taxes for the paper they were using. What lead the stamp act was an uproar in the colonies that caused major issues. -
Boston Massacre
A brawl that took place in Boston between British soldiers and American colonists. What lead to the Boston massacre was people were leading protests against taxation -
Boston Tea Party
Boston colonists threw several hundred chests of tea into the harbor to go against british taxes on the tea. It was lead by taxation without representation. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws that were passed by the british parliament after the boston tea party. It was lead by the british wanting the colonist to pay england back for destroying the tea during the boston tea party. -
1st congress
The 13 colonies met in philadelphia to organize colonial resistance -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
It started the American revolutionary war. What led up to the war was the tensions that were building up for years between residents of the 13 colonies. -
American Revolution
American patriots won independence from great britain, becoming the united states of america. When the british government decided to make the american colonies pay a large share because of war debt that's how it lead the american revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
it summarized what the colonist were seeking for independence. The reason why the declaration of independence was created is to explain why the colonies had chosen to separate from great Britain. -
2nd Congress
The U.S Senate and the U.S house of representative met at the congress hall in philadelphia. It was cause by how successful the first meeting went.
