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French & Indian War
It was fought between France and Great Britain to determine control of the vast colonial territory of North America. -
The proclamation of 1763
A British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. -
Sugar Act
The new Sugar Act cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum. -
Stamp Act
The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
Townshend Act
Initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Nonimportation. -
Boston Tea Party
a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. -
1st Continental Congress
The governing body by which the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule during the first two years of the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was brought about by a monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War. -
Signing of US Constitution
39 of the 55 delegates signed the new document, with many of those who refused to sign objecting to the lack of a bill of rights.