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"Two Treatises on Government" John Locke
A treatise on government by John Locke that helpped make american law that we use today -
Colonists move into the Ohio River Valley
The start of the French and Indian war was when the Brithis were moving into the Ohio River Valley so they could have a more strength over North America -
"The Spirit of the Laws" Montesquieu
A book published by Montesquieu that also helped modern law for the America we live in today -
The Albany Plan of Union
When important colonist men met to discuss of what they were going to do if war broke out between France and England -
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The French and Indian War
A war against the French and indians and the British and Friends -
General Braddock's Defeat
At the battle of Mongonhala General Braddock was defeated by the French -
Attack on Quebec
When the British attacked the main powerehouse of Colonial France and won. To get to Qubec the British either had to fight their way in or sneak up on the rocks surrounding the city. -
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Pontiac's War
The cheif of the native Ottowa Tribe, Pontiac, near the end of the war he attacked british forts and settlements until the war was over -
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation passed by parliament that stated colonists could not stettle beond the Allagheny mountains. Colonists did not listen to this act -
Sugar Act
When the british parliament put a tax on molassas thus the name "Sugar Act" -
Stamp Act
Another Brithish tax on imported good for the colonists that included a tax on tea. This made the colonits very angry D:< -
Townshend Acts
These were five acts passed by the prliament in colonial america that led up to the Boston Massacre -
Boston Massacre
When a couple protesters were protesting against brithis soilders and one of the soilders fired at them and killed four men and wounded many others -
Tea Act
Like in the title the British Parliament put a tax on tea! Can you belive TEA!!!!!!!! -
Boston Tea Party
When members of the group the sons of liberty dressed up as native Mohawk indians and dumped taxed to in the Boston Harbor -
The Intolerable Acts
Four acts pass by British Parliament that the colonists disliked so much they came up with the name of the acts and made the First Continental Congress -
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Second Continental Congress
When colonial leaders met in Philidelphia to do something about the british rule they were under -
Battle at Lexington
The battle at lexington and had the infamous "Shot Heard 'Round the World". This was the spark of the American Revolution. The British won this battle -
Battle of Bunker Hill
When the colonists learned that the British wanted to attack Boston they had to stop them before they got to Boston, so this is why this battle happened. America kinda won the war -
Olive Branch Petition
To avoid war with Britian the Americans made a document stating that they had loyalty to England (this did not pass :P) -
Declaration of Independance
When our founding fathers finally got away from brithis rule. U,S,A A OK :)
