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townshend act
taxed goods on goods imported into the colonies -
first continental congress
representatives of each colony to govern them -
albany plan
a plan to create a unified government for the 13 colonies -
french and indian war
the conflict between the colonies, the french, and the british -
proclamation of 1763
the British government restricted the colonists from moving west -
sugar act
reduced the tax on sugar and enforced the collection of duties -
stamp act
imposed a tax on all paper products -
quartering act
allows British soldiers to use anybody's home -
boston massacre
when the colonists rioted at the soldiers and the soldiers fired at them because they felt threatened -
boston tea party
colonists dressed as Indians and dumped all the tea in the harbor -
intolerable acts
parliament passed them to punish colonist for the Boston tea party -
lexington and concard
turning point battles in the war
