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Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts of 1651 were set up to control English and colonial trade. -
End of Salutary Neglect
The End of Salutary Neglect is seen as one of the main causes of the French and Indian War, due to the British reinforcing the Navigation Rights. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a limit created at the end of the French and Indian War on where Europe was allowed to settle within America. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act applied taxes on sugar, molasses, and more, imported from American colonies. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were made up of groups of American Colonists who disagreed with British rule of the 13. -
Stamp Act
The Stam Act required colonists to pay taxes, represented on a stamp, on various papers, documents, and more. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were passed by Parliament to initiate taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident when seven British soldiers fired into a group of Bostonians, leading to the death of 5 and wounding 6. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence were institutions used for key communications during the beginning of the American Revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an affair in which chests of tea owned by the British were thrown from ships into the Boston Harbor by American patriots dressed as Native Americans. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts were four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish those for the Boston Tea Party incident. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was the governing body that decided to resist British rule during the first two years of the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates who were from the Thirteen Colonies to support the American Revolution/Revolutionary War to gain independence from Britain. -
Patrick Henry “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” speech
Patrick Henry “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” speech was a speech given by Patrick Henry stating that war is inevitable and a militia should be created to defend American Liberties. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord are known for the "shot heard round' the world" marking the beginning of the American War for Independence. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a petition accepted by Congress and sent to the King as a final attempt to prevent war from starting. -
Thomas Paine “Common Sense”
Thomas Paine's “Common Sense” was made to serve the people and lead them to independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was an act signed by the 13 Colonies to gain independence from Britain.