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Albany plan of Union
The Albany plan of Union was a put in place to place the British North American colonies under a more controlled government. Although the Albany plan failed, it served as a preference for future attempts at union.
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French & Indian War
This war is also known as the Seven Years' War. The expansion of France brought repeated conflict with british colonies, war was declared in 1756. The war lasted until 1763. http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war -
Proclomation of 1763
This proclomation was issued at the end of the Seven Years' War by the British. Its purpose was to make peace with the Indians. After the conclusion of the Seven Year's War, the British empire began to tighten control over its colonies. http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of -
Sugar Act
This was a legislature passed a renewed version of the Sugar and Molasses Act that was about to go out of date. Under the Molasses Act colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. This act was in favor of lowering the taxes of molasses. http://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entry.php?rec=494&view=quick-facts -
Stamp Act
This law seemed to offend colonists for the standard the law seemed to set. This act required colonists to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used. he money collected by the Stamp Act was to be used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act -
Quatering Act of 1765
This act required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. New York refused to comply with the law. Parliament passed the New York Restraining Act. The Restraining Act prohibited the royal governor of New York from signing any further legislation until the assembly complied with the Quartering Act.http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/quartering.htm -
Stamp Act Congress
This was a meeting held between October 7-25th. "No taxation without representation!" this was the ongoing battle. t was James Otis who suggested an intercolonial conference to agree on a united course of action. With that, the Stamp act congress convened in New York. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1221.html -
Repeal of the Stamp Act
After four months of constant protest the congress finally repeals the Stamp Act. A taxation measure was able to raise money for the current British army in America at that time. Some Americans even organized attacks on the customhouses and homes of tax collectors. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-repeals-the-stamp-act -
Declaratory Act
This was a declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It emplied that the British Parliament’s taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. This act still concerned the ability to tax without representation. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/declaratory.htm -
Townshend Act
This act imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. They hoped he acts would provide money to pay empire expenses in the colonies, Most Americans however veiwed taxtation as an abuse of power. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts -
Boston Massacre
This was a street fight between a patriot mob and a squad of British soldiers. Snowballs, stones, and sticks were thrown. Five colonists died. In Bostons British troops were not welcome. -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. It took nearly three hours for more than 100 colonists to empty the tea into Boston Harbor. The chests held more than 45 tons of tea, which would cost nearly $1,000,000 dollars today.
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Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The first was the Boston Port Bill and it closed the Boston Harbor until the people of Boston paid for the tea that they threw into the harbor. It went into effect on June 1, 1774.
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Quebec Act
This was passed by the British Parliament to establish a permanent administration in Canada. It replaced the temporary government at the time of the Proclamation of 1763. The Thirteen Colonies considered this law one of the Intolerable Acts. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-act/ -
First Continental Congress
This was a meeting of the delegates from all but one colony. They met from September 5 until October 26th. Carpenter's Hall was also the seat of the Pennsylvania Congress. All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-continental-congress-convenes -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This battle was the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. Trouble had been developing for many years between residents of the American colonies and the British authorities. Their efforts at Lexington and Concord inspired many patriots to take up weapons. http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.asp -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was negotiated between Great Britain and the United States. This treated ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. The continental congress consisted of five members, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris
