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French and Indian War
This was a north American conflict between the french and Great Britain.The British thought that the colonist should pay for their protection. The French and Indian war cost British treasury around $70,000,000. -
Albany Plan for the Union
Benjamin Franklin, was a plan to create a unified government for 13 colonies. -
Proclamation of 1763
Closed down colonial expansion westward. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
known as “Incident on King Street” by the British. This was a conformation in which soldiers of the British Army shot and killed several colonists while under the harassment of a mob. -
Boston Tea Party
This was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty due to the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed by the british Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. Passed the punish the Massachusetts colonist because the of the Boston Tea party. -
1st Continental Congress
This was a meeting where 12 of the 13 colonies met. -
Olive Branch Petition
This asked for peace with the Colonists and Britain. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This battle was the start of the American Revolutionary War tensions had grew between residents of the 13 colonies and the British authorities. -
Declaratory Act
Declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. -
Declaration of Independence
Statement adopted by the second continental congress meeting and it grants us to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. -
Articles of Confederation
This was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
