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French and Indian War
A North American conflict between Great Britain and France. Native AMericans played a large role in this war. The war ended in 1763, with Britain making enormous territorial gains. -
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Proclamation of 1763
The proclamations closed off the Western frontier to the English settlers and kick out those that had already settled. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act reduced the tax that the Molasses Act (1733) had imposed. It also add more good to be attacked. -
Stamp Act
This act taxed every document that was made of paper. -
The Quartering Act
An act passeed that said that the Americans were suppose to provide housing for the British Souldiers. -
The Sons of Liberty
They were a group of people that led rebellious acts agains the British. -
Stamp Act Congress
"No Taxation without Representation!"
They led inter colonial boycotts against the taxes -
The Declatory Act
The King and his constituents have all governing rights of the colonies. -
Townshend Revenue Act
Taxes on glass,paint,oil,lead,paper,and tea intended to raise money for the adminstration of the coloniese. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers open fire on rioting protesters. Several colonists were killed. This led to a campaign by numerous wirters to rouse the citizens. -
Gaspee Incident
Colonists raid and burn the ship Gaspee. The ship was tasked with patrolling Naragansette Bay, but due to a crooked captain, stole large sums of cargo from other ships. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of Masachusetts Patriots, protesting the British monopoly on tea, dump 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. They were disguised as Native Americans. -
Coercive Act
A series of four acts established by the British to punish the Americans for the Boston Tea Party.
-The Boston Party Act
-The Massechusittes Government Act
-The Administration of Justice Act
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The 1st Continentional Congression
This was the first time all 13 colonies came together to discuss all of there common issues. -
The 2nd Continental Congression
The seconf metting of all of the 13 colonies where they established that George Washingtom would be the supreme comander -
Lexington and Concord
When the British and the Americans met and the 1st shot was fired for the Revolutionary War
