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Washingtons defeat at Ft. Necessity.
this is the first battle aof the franch and indian war also known as the sevenyears war. -
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franch and indian war
This war was part of a bigger war called the Seven Years War. It was the starting point of the bigger picture between Brittian and France. -
Treaty of Paris
it is a treaty passed to end the french and indian war or the sevenyears war -
Proclamation of 1763
what: a document stateing that the colonists couldn't -
sugar act
the sugar act is when Great Brittan taxed molasses, coffee, and sugar without representation of the colonists. -
Stamp Act
The act, which imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) and looking to its North American colonies as a revenue source. -
Quartering Act
Parliment stated that the colonist had to house the soldiers. -
Daughter of Liberty
boycotted the british fabricts and goods. -
Sons of Liberty
A secret society that was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and take to the steets about the abusses of the British. -
Stamp Act Congress
A grooup of colonists that wanted to tell Paliment how they felt about the Stamp Act and the future acts. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act of 1766 was a British Law, passed in mid March by the Parliament of Great Britain, that was passed at the same time that the Stamp Act was repealed. -
Townshend Act
Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
a street fight that was between the colonists and the british soli=diers -
Committee of Correspondence
The committees of correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American colonies. The policy ignited a “powder keg” of opposition and resentment among American colonists and was the catalyst of the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
this is when the Sons of Liberty dressed as indians and dumped thousands of dollars worth of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Coercive Acts
These acts were the last straw before the Revolutionary War. The colonists called these acts the Intolerable Acts. -
First Continental Congress
a meeting of representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies to decide what to do about the acts being passed by the Brittish. -
Quebec Act
An Act for making more effective Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
these were the first battles that the Americans won. -
Second Continental Congress
this meeting was called to once again talk about the problem with the Redcoats. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
this was an important battle to the Americans, even though they lost. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
This was one of the most important documents signed.
This one stated the colonies an independate from Great Brittan. -
Albany Plan of Union
this plan was to unite the colonies so that they can beat france but it fails and is tried agin later.
