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Two Treatises on Government - John Locke
"Two Treatises on Government" is published by John Locke -
The Spirit of the Laws - Montesquieu
The book "The Spirit of the Laws" was published anonymously by Baron de Montesquieu -
British settelers move into the Ohio River Valley
British settelers move into the Ohio River Valley which led to the French and Indian War -
Albany Plan of Union
An early attempt at forming a union of the colonies under one government as far as might be necessary. -
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French and Indian War
The war between the French and the British and their Native American allies -
General Braddock's Defeat
Generel Braddock was defeated in a battle against the French. -
Pontiac's War
A large group of Native American warriors fights against the British -
Proclamation of 1763
King George lll passed a proclamation that stated that no colonists could establish settelments west of the Appalachian Mountains -
Sugar Act
A tax on sugar was passed by Parliament -
Stamp Act
Parliament passed a tax on paper. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed named after Charles Townshend -
Boston Massacre
Colonists surrounded and harassed a small group of nine British soldiers. The soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five and wounding six. -
Tea Act
Parliament passed a tax on tea -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists throw 342 crates of tea worth thousands of dollars into Boston Harbor -
The Intolerable Acts
Parliament passed four laws named The Intolerable Acts by American colonists. -
Battle at Lexington
The colonists battle against the British soldiers. The first shot of this battle is known as "The shot heard round the world" -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonists battle against the British on Breed's hill -
Olive Branch Petition
A petition that affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain -
Attack on Quebec
This battle was the first major American defeat in the American Revolutionary War -
Declaration of Independence
A document that states that the thirteen English colonies are now an indipendent state
