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French and Indian War
To see if Britain or France would have the most power in America over the land. -
Proclamation of 1763
King George III prohibited settlement along the west coast of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
A law passed by the British to give them sugar growers in the west indies on the colonial market. -
Stamp Act
A law passed that required you to leave a watermark on all legal documents. -
Quartering Act
To have the American Colonies to provide food for any British soldiers around the area. -
Townshend Act
Glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea was imported to the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
British army soldiers shot and killed people under attack by a mob. -
Tea Act
Allowed companies to sell tea directly to colonies with no taxes. -
Boston Tea Party
Was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty which they dumped 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbour. -
Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
Laws passed by the British parliament that would punish protest and would lead colonist toward war with Great Britain. -
First Continental Congress
Organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts. -
Shot Heard From Around the World
It was the first shots that were fired just after dawn in Lexington, Massachusetts. -
Second Continental Congress
Was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies in Philadelphia. -
Common Sense
Is a book that influenced many American to come to a break away from British rules. -
Declaration in Independence
Was written by Thomas Jefferson which stated the reasons that British colonies of North America would fight for independence.