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French and Indian War
The war in America that was ended by the Treaty of Paris, where France and it allies opposed England. -
Sugar Act
British Parliament passed a law that raised duties on colony-imported foreign refined sugar. -
Stamp Act
When the British Parliament raised revenue in the American colonies by requiring the use of stamps for various articles including; official documents, commercial writings, etc. -
Quartering Act
An act passed by the British Parliament where American colonies had to host British soldiers if there was no room in barracks. -
Townshend Act
Passed by the British Parliament, it was a series of measures that taxed goods that were imported to the American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Occuring in Boston, British soldiers opened fire on American colonists, killing five. -
Boston Tea Party
American colonists protesting against the British government, because of tea taxes. They threw tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Tea Act
An act of Great Britain's parliament to force a tax on tea, and to help reduce the massive tea oversupply of the British East India Tea Company. -
Coercive Acts
A set of laws specifically for Britain's colonies in North America. -
First Continental Congress
A group of representatives from each colony (except for GA) that served as the Government during the Revolutionary War, they assembled and covered the issues that colonies had. -
Shot Heard Around the World
A phrase referring to the opening of the American Revolutionary War -
Second Continental Congress
Delegates that met from the thirteen colonies, and created the Continental Army. -
Proclamation of 1776
Issued by King George after the British victory over France in the French and Indian war. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that advocated independence to people in the thirteen colonies from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
The document published on July 4, 1776 stating America's independence from Britain and the reasons that followed.