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French and Indian War
a conflict between Great Britain and France, with their respective Native American allies, over territorial control and dominance in North America. It lasted for 7 years -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation forbade all settlements west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains
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Sugar Act
a law passed by the British Parliament aimed at increasing colonial revenue to help cover the costs of maintaining British troops in North America after the French and Indian War.
goods imported by the American colonies, including sugar and molasses -
Stamp Act
to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
Townshend Act
a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767 under the administration of Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend. These acts were made to raise revenue from the American colonies and assert British authority over them. -
Boston Massacre
Nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles -
Boston Tea Party
a political protest because of the British government's imposition of the Tea Act of 1773, which granted the British East India Company to raise tax on tea sales in the American colonies -
1st Continental Congress
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen British North American colonies
The Congress was convened in response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts and other grievances against British rule. -
Declaration of Independence
declaring the independence of the thirteen American colonies from British rule. It was drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson, although it underwent revisions by other members of the Continental Congress before being finalized and approved. -
Signing of the US Constitution
The Constitution united its citizens as members of a whole, vesting the power of the union in the people.