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French and Indian War (7 years 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. ended 1763. Called the 7 years war but was actually 9. -
Albany Plan
a proposal introduced by Benjamin Franklin during the Albany Congress in 1754. Franklin's plan called for the formation of a permanent federation of colonies, as a means to reform colonial-imperial relations and to more effectively address shared colonial interests. -
Proclamation of 1763
Britain wanted to control expansion into the western territories. The King issued the Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Colonists who had already settled on these lands were ordered to return east of the mountains. -
Sugar Act
a law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by reducing the previous tax rate and enforcing the collection of duties. -
Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts)
a package of five laws implemented by the British government with the purpose of restoring authority in its colonies -
Stamp Act
an 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. -
Quartering Act
required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
Townshend Act
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. -
Boston Massacre
started by a snowball fight. British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
Boston Tea Party
A political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts -
1st Continental Congress
a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States. -
Lexington and Concord
the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge.
