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French and Indian war
War that provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America. -
Albany Plan
a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies. -
Proclamation of 1763
the British issued a proclamation,mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. -
Sugar Act
A revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. -
Quartering Act
Act that required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
Stamp act
A new tax was imposed on American colonists that required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Townshend Acts
A series of British Acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768 -
Boston Massacre
A riot in Boston from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops. -
Boston tea party
A raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
Punitive laws by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies. -
Lexington and Concord
Battles that kicked off the American Revolutionary War.