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French and Indian War
The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in the North America. It disputes over frontier policy and paying war expenses. -
Stamp Act Congress
Is to devise a unified protest against new British taxation.
Designed to raise revenue from the american colonies by a tax form. -
Stamp Act
It was passed to help pay for British troops stationed the colonies during the Seven Years War. The act required the colonist to pay tax. (forms of paper, documents, and playing cards) -
Stamp Act Repealed
After months of protest, and a appeal of Benjamin Franklin before the British House of Commons, Parliament vote to repealed the Stamp Act -
Townshend Acts
Were to raise a revenue to help pay the cost of maintaining the army in the North America. They changed the purpose of the tax plan and decided to use the revenue to pay salaries of some colonial governors and judges. -
Boston Massacre
A street fight that occurred between a patriot mob throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks and a squad of British soldiers. Trying to make liberal and moderate people to become radicals, Used propaganda to turn something ball into big. -
Townshend Acts Repealed
The British Parliament repealed the Townshend duties on all but tea. The pressure of the British merchants were responsible for the change. -
Tea Act
Act of Parliament in the Great Britain
Reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British. Wanted to bail out the floundering East Indian Company. -
Boston Tea Party
A political and mercantile protest by the Sons of the Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. They staged the protest boarding three trade ships in Boston Harbor. -
Coercive Acts
Also known as Intolerable Acts
Five laws implemented by the British government
Purpose is to restoring authorities in the colonies -
First Continental Congress
Fighting for a Native American uprising and was dependent on the British for military supplies.
Organize the colonial resistance -
Revolutionary War Begins
Battle of Lexington and Concord, First battle of the American Revolution.
A conflict that would escalate from colonial uprising into a world war, seven years late it would give birth to the Independent United States of America -
Stamp Act Repealed
after four months of widespread protest in America, The British Parliament repealed the stamp act -
Declaration of Independence signed
explain their view of purpose of human government
Believed that all men are created equal by god and that they possess certain unalienable rights. -
Second Continental War
Governing body of the Americans colonies
Founded by the British that failed to address the grievances of the First Continental Congress and to organize a Continental Army to fight.
