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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was the conflict that took place in North America and was fought between the British and the French which were allies with the Native Americans. The war ended with the British winning and the French signing the Treat of Paris and giving the land west of the Mississippi to the British. -
Proclamation of 1763
After winning the French and Indian War, King George III signed a proclamation that forbidden the colonist to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
This placed a tax on sugar that is being imported to the colonies from the West Indies that the British had also controlled which created smuggling within the colonies for a cheaper source of sugar. -
The Stamp Act
The British had passed this act in order to tax any document being imported to any British colony but any document that was being imported needed a British stamp to be mailed. -
The Quartering Act
This act was published by the British Parliament forcing the colonies to provide housing for any British redcoat that was stationed in the 13 colonies -
The Townshend Act
The British Parliament passed the Townshend Act that placed a tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea -
The Boston Massacre
This event involved a mob of Patriots protesting in front of a squad of British troops until gun-firing started causing the death of five Boston civilians. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence issued a political union to unity the colonies into one nation and also to oppose any British policy over the colonies. -
The Tea Act
This act was passed as a means to reduce the amount of tea that was stored in the British East India Company and to be shipped directly to the colonies -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was the result of the British Tea Party and were meant to punish the colonies with very harsh results -
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First Continental Congress
Was the first meeting of twelve delegates from the thirteen colonies to respond to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament -
Lexington and Concord
The very first military engagements between the British and the colonies which would also be the first battle of the American Revolutionary War -
Second Continental Congress
Many of delegates returned after the the battle of Lexington and Concord to question on how to battle the British and also wrote the Olive Branch Petition to King George III -
Common Sense
Common Sense by Thomas Pane challenged the idea of authority of the British government and is the first published work to be the cry of independence -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the statement written by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams for Second Continental Congress to gain Independence from England