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French and indian war
War from 1756 to 1763 between france and great britain for supremacy in north carolina it caused colonial heavy taxation-led to American Revolution -
Proclamation of 1763
British statement that colonist could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Stamp Act
British law placing a tax on printed colonial matter (paper products) -
Quartering Act
British 1760s law requiring colonist to supply the basic needs of the british soldiers-- 3rd amendment protects Americans from this. -
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Townshend Act
The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. -
Boston Massacre
Violent confrontation between british troops and colonist. 5 Colonist were murdered. -
Coercive Acts
British law in response to the boston tea party (took away the colonist civil rights) -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was an Act of Great Britain's Parliament to impose a tax on tea and reduce the massive tea surplus of the British East India Company in London, a company in financial trouble -
Boston Tea Party
Protest by the sons of liberty against the british. Colonist dressed up as indians and threw tea overboard. led by Samuel Adams -
Sugar Act
The sugar act was passed by Parliament on 5 April 1764, and it arrived in the colonies at a time of economic depression. It was an indirect tax, although the colonists were well informed of its presence. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of 12 delegates from the 13 british colonies that became the United States. -
Shot Heard Around The World
"The shot heard round the world" is a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the Battle of Concord in 1775 -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America which united in the American Revolutionary War. -
Common sense
Written by Thomas Paine, that called for independence from Great britain. -
Declaration Of Independence
The declaration explains why the colonies should break away from Britain. It says that people have rights that cannot be taken away.