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Taxation and Mercantilism
Belief in the benefits of profitable trading. -
Albany Plan for the Union.
Benjamin Franklin suggested making a unified government made up by the 13 colonies. -
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French and Indian War.
The war fought between the French and British, both with native allies caused Britain's debt to double and eventually led to major tax increases and the Rev. war. -
Proclamation of 1763.
A decree originally enacted to calm the tension between Native Americans and colonials. Made sure colonists couldn't move west. -
Quartering Act.
Required colonists to house british soldiers in their homes. -
Townshend Acts.
The taxes enforced onto the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
A riot in Boston MA, where British troops opened fire on American civilians. -
Boston Tea Party
A raid on three British ships in the Boston Harbor. -
Tea Act.
Tax on tea in hopes of bailing out the East India Tea company imposed by the British. -
1st Continental Congress;
Multiple representatives from different states got together and decided to declare their independence from Britain. Officially starting the revolution. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of British measures passed in 1774 and designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
2nd Continental Congress.
Adopted Lee Resolution and established the new country on july 2, agreed to constitution on July 4, 1776. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first major battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Olive Branch Petition.
Asked King George to assert the rights of the colonists while still maintaining loyalty. -
Declaration of Independence
Formal statement written by Thomas Edison, it declared America’s independence from Great Britain. -
The Declaratory Act.
Act by British Parliament that repealed the Stamp Act. -
Thomas Paine writes Common Sense
Convinced colonists to take up arms against England. Explained that a representational gov’t was better than any other. -
Articles of Confederation.
The original constitution of the United States -
Treaty of Paris.
Ended the Revolutionary War.