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French and Indian war
A war fought between France and Great Britan because France took the Ohio River Valley and both sides wanted that land in order to expand their territory. -
Albany Plan of Union
A plan created a unionized country for the 13 colonies -
Sugar Act
Britain put an end to the illegal transporting and distribution of molasses and sugar. -
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Pontiac's Rebellion
An effort for Britan to build a relationship with Native America -
Proclamation of 1763
Announced Britan victory over the French and Indian War made by King George III -
Currency Act
regulated paper money as currency in the British territory. -
Colonists Formed Sons of Liberty
A secret organization that protested against the stamp act -
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Quartering Act
Required colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes where they were stationed -
Stamp Act
Required Americans to pay taxes on all papers/documents they bought -
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Townshend Act
Placed taxes on all residents of the American colonies -
Boston Massacre
British troops fired guns at a protesting mob and killing five -
Tea Act
Put taxes on all tea shipped into the American colonies -
Boston Tea Party
Protest on the tea act which involved protesters dumping tea over the shipping boats -
Intolerable Acts
Laws made by the British government to punish the protestors of the Boston Tea Party -
Quebec Act
An act that gave Britan control over Canada -
1st Continental Congress
A boycott on British goods in order to have the intolerable acts repealed -
Patrick's "Give me liberty or give me death" Speech
An attempt to unionize the thirteen colonies during the revolutionary war -
Battle at Lexington and Concord
The battle that started the revolutionary war between the American colonies -
2nd Continental Congress
An attempt to unionize the thirteen colonies during the revolutionary war -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle fought during the Seige of Boston In order for the British to keep the city and its important seaport -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
A book wrote by Thomas Paine that focused on two main arguments, Independence from England and the need for a democratic republic -
Declaratory Act
Repealed the stamp act
