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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 and by American Indian allies. -
stamp act
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 -
stamp act congress
was a meeting held in New York, New York, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America. -
stamps act repealed
was a meeting held in New York, New York, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America. -
declaration act
was a meeting held in New York, New York, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America. -
Townshend act
were a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists including the following: New taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. -
Townshend act repealed
The British parliament repealed the Townshend duties on all but tea. Pressure from British merchants was partially responsible for the change -
Boston massacre
British soldier were guarding the Boston customs house , where taxes were collected , when an angry mob began throwing rocks and snowballs at them . shots rang out , killing five colonist -
Boston tea party
the sons of liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians , boarded British ship in Boston , and dumped the cargo of tea into the harbor . -
A tea act passed
granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. -
coercive act passed
Boston harbor would be closed until the destroyed tea was paid for . this economically hurts merchants and people in Boston who relied on trade conducted in the harbor for good and supplies -
First continental congress
was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States -
Second continental congress
was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States -
Revolutionary war begins
an 18th-century war between Great Britain and its Thirteen Colonies which declared independence in 1776 as the United States of America -
Declaration of Idependence signed
a date that John Adams believed would be “the most memorable epocha in the history of America
