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French and Indian war
A war that started between Great Britain and The French over land by the Ohio River Valley. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Royal proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George the III following Great Britain's gain of French Territory -
Sugar Act
Was known as the American Revenue Act which was a modified version of the sugar and Molasses Act -
Stamp Act
Was the first internal tax aimed directly on the colonists by british government -
Quartering Act
An act that stated that the colonists were to providing housing and services to British soldiers when needed -
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Townshend Acts
A series of four acts passed by the British Parliament -
Boston Massacre
A street fight a patriot mob and a couple of British soldiers. -
Committees of Correspondence
A group of colonists that rallied for opposition against british polocy and created a union -
Tea Act
A tax that the british government put on tea. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist sneaked onto East India Company ships and dumped their tea overboard into the sea -
Intolerable Acts
A set of harsh laws passed by British Parliament to punish colonists for their protests -
First Continental Congress
A meeting with the delegates from the 13 colonies that got adjourned to meet on May 5 1775. -
Lexington and Concord
two battles that started off the American Revolutionary war -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that set up a second meeting after the first was adjourned. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Pain advocating independence from Britain -
Declaration of Independence
A document written by a group of colonists ( Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams etc.)