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Revolutionary Republic
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Albany Plan
Benjamin Franklin created the Albany Plan to gather delegates in Albany, New York. This was so the colonies would unite against the French or the Indians. The delegates approved the plan, but the colonies rejected it. The Crown did not support the plan either, as it was wary of too much cooperation between the colonies. -
Seven Years War
This war was Britain, its colonies, and Native American allies against the French, its colonies, and Native American allies. This war was fought on the control of colonial markets and raw materials. -
Treaty of Paris
The French surrendered and Britian was able to most of the market by gaining control of Canada and Florida, all the land east of the Missisippi River. -
Proclamation of 1763
This didnt allow colonist to move west and they didn't like because they felt they had the right to. But this was put in order to "solve" tensions with the Natives. -
Sugar Act
This act was placed in order to raise revenue for the Bristish soldiers. The coloinsts didn't like that because the act was passed without them knowing about it before. -
Quartering Acts
This act required residents to provide housing for British troops stationed in America. Increased tensions. -
Stamp Act Congress
It was the first gathering of elected representatives from several of the American colonies to unify and protest against British taxation. -
Stamp Act
Taxes were placed on legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
Placed taxes on items like paper, glass and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The colonists and British soldiers had very high tension in Boston because of the Quartering acts. This event was used to show British cruelty. -
Tea Act
This tax was put in order to assist the failing British East India Company. Colonists were really tried of all the taxes they were placing without their constent. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians dumped tea overboard from three ships in Boston Harbor. This was in protest of the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
These were passed because of the Boston Tea Party and placed restrictions on the colonists including stopping town meetings and the closing of Boston Harbor cutting them off from supplies . -
First Continental Congress
They joined to boycott Intolerable Acts, from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia. They decided to boycott British goods. -
Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle between America and Britain. British troops were sent to Lexington and Concord to seize stores of colonial gunpowder and to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock. The British troops were forced to retreat with the loss of 70 men. -
Second Continental Congress
All 13 colonies were at this meeting in Philadelphia beginning May. George Washington was named head of the Continental Army. -
Bunker Hill
This major victory for the Colonists resulted in George III proclaiming the colonies in rebellion. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Gave colonist a reason to revolt against Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
Declaring independence from Britain and stating all the greviances the king commited against them. -
Articles of Conferderation
The first type of government that was tried in newly America. Failed because gave too much power states and very weak central government. -
Treaty of Paris
Declaring the end of the end of the American Revolution and removal of all British troops in America.
