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French and Indian War
War between French and British for territory west of the appalachion mountains -
Proclamation of 1763
King George III declared land west of appalachians mountains, indians only -
Sugar Act
Taxes on conlonist to help pay for the British soilders that are there in the colonies -
Stamp Act
Required colonist to pay for every printed paper inlcuding legal documents, bills of sale etc -
Quartering Act
Forced conlonist to provide food and housing for British troops -
The Boston Massacre
A street fight where several colonists were killed by British soilders -
Tea Act
Colonist had to buy tea only from Britian, only they could import and sell tea in the colonies -
The Boston Tea Party
It was a political protest by the sons of Liberty, dumped out all the tea cargo from the tea ships -
Intolerable Acts
Meant to punish the colonist for their throwing of tea shipment, Boston harbor closed -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First military engagements of the American revolutionary war -
Declaration of Independence
Announced the 13 American conlonies as independent states and no longer part of Britian -
Articles Of Confederation: First Constitution
Written documents that established the national gov. of U.S. after declared independence from Britian -
Battle of Yorktown: Final Battle of the Am. Rev.
When the American army and French army troop (combined) defeated the British army -
Treaty of Paris: Offically ended the Am. Rv.
Ended the Revolutionary war between Britain and United States, peace was declared -
New Constitution
Created because the first one gave states too much power and this one would split the powers the goverment had and the states had -
Bill of Rights
A list of limits on goverment power so goverment wouldnt eventually grow too much power
