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French-Indian War
Was a war that the American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France . -
Navigation Acts
Were acts of parliament to promote self sufficiency of the British empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing. -
Quartering Act
Quartering Act Stated that great British would house its soldiers in America barracks and public houses -
Stamp Act
Stamp acts is a taxes that’s payed on paper , documents and playing cards representing by a stamp. -
Townshend acts
The townshend act is a in which initiated taxes on glass , lead , paint , tea and paper. They gave jurisdiction over smuggling and customs -
Boston massacre
The Boston massacre was marked by moment when there was tension with British soldiers. -
Boston tea party
The Boston tea party was an event that has gone down in history as the Boston Tea Party. This political and mercantile protest was one of the key events in the lead up to the American Revolutionary War -
Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts)
Was a law passed by the British parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts bay for the Boston tea party -
Olive Branch Petition
Was adopted by congress on July 5 1775 they got sent to the king as a last attempt to prevent formal war. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord (aka “The Shot Heard Around the World”
The battle of Lexington was the famous shot heard around the world . The shot marked the start of American war of independence. -
Common Sense
Common Sense made a clear case for independence and directly attacked the political, economic, and ideological obstacles to achieving it. -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence is the state on which the government identifies as American. -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation were adopted by congress on November 15 1777 and served as the United States' first constitution. -
Second Continental Congress
They established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in chief .to make war and peace conduct foreign affairs request men and money from the state coin and borrow money; regulate Indian affairs and settle disputes among the states. -
Daniel Shays’ Rebellion
A violent insurrection in the Massachusetts countryside during 1786 and 1787, Shays' Rebellion was brought about by a monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War. -
Constitutional Convention (aka Philadelphia Convention)
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government under the Articles of Confederation.