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Albany Plan of Union
a plan to put the British in North American colonies in a government that is more centralized -
French and Indian War
Between British America and New France and is known as the “Seven Year War” -
Pontiac's Rebellion (1763-1766)
A native american uprising against british due to being dissatisfied with british policies. Beginning of british seeking a peaceful relations with native americans -
Proclamation of 1763 (colonist reaction)
A proclamation that prohibited American colonists from starting colonies in the West of Appalachia. People who were already there were forced to go back to the Eastern mountains -
Sugar Act
Parliament decided to put taxes on sugar in America -
Currency Act
Parliament in Great Britain made a decision to regulate paper that was issued by the colonists by British America -
Colonist formed Sons of Liberty
A secret organization that was made to advance the rights of the European colonists and to fight taxation by the British government -
Stamp Act
American colonist were required to pay taxes on every piece of printed paper they used -
Quartering Act
Required the colonist to house British soldiers -
Declaratory Act
Accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act -
Townshend Act
Parliament made the decision to tax imported goods to the American Colonies -
Boston Massacre
Incident on King Street, while being harassed by american mobs, british soldiers shot & killed several people. -
Tea Act
Passed by parliament of Great Britain. Raised taxes on tea held by the financially troubled british east india company. American colonies protested, famously known as the “boston tea party”. -
Boston Tea Party
Political protest by the sons of liberty in boston. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
Law passed by British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the tea party protest. -
Quebec Act
Passed by british parliament to institute a permanent administration in canada replacing temporary gov. Which gave the french canadians complete religious freedom and restore the french form of civil law. -
1st Continental Congress
Organized colonial resistance to boycott british goods. -
Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
Speech by urging the american colonies to revolt against england -
Battles at Lexington and Concord
British army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders (Samuel Adams & John Hancock) in Lexington and destroy american store of weapons & ammunition in Concord. Americans won the battle of concord proving american army was not an unorganized rebel. -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that was actually designed as a form of government to organize and direct the colonies. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston was being besieged by thousands of American militia, The british were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable seaport.
