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Albany Plan of Union
Benjamins plan to unite the colonies. -
French and indian war
the british defeated the french, eliminating their power in North America -
George III becomes king of Great Britain
he was determined to deal firmly with the American colonies -
Stamp Act
first direct taxon the colonists -
Stamp Act Congress
the first meeting organized by the colonies to protest King George's actions -
Coercive Acts
withdrew the right of the Massachusetts colony to govern itself -
Second Continental Congress
assumed the powers of a central government -
Boston tea party
a group of colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians, dumped 342 chests os british tea into the boston harbor. -
committees of correspondence
organizations were urging resistance to the British. -
First Continental Congress
key colonial leaders such as Patrick Henry, Samual Adams, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington attended -
Lexington and Concord
This skirmish was the first battle of the Revolutionary war -
resolution of independence
the colonies officially broke Great Britain -
Declaration of independence
Congress approved the final draft
