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French and Indian war
The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country -
albany plan
A plan to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies -
proclamation of 1763
a line dividing the colonies and the french and Indian land -
Sugar act
a law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies -
Stamp act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. -
Quartering act
Quartering Act is a name given to two or more Acts of British Parliament requiring local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food. -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. -
The intolerable acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British to the detriment of colonial goods -
The battle of lexington and concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
