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French and Indian war
The two countries were Britain and France. The French expansion into the Ohio valley brought conflict. If the French would have won then the American Revolution may never of happened. -
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Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin wanted to unify the 13 colonies with this plan. If the plan went through then the colonies would be unified under centralized government. -
Pontiac's rebellion
Conflict between the Native Americans and colonist. -
Proclamation of 1763
They couldn't go west of the appalachian mountains since it was french territory. It became one of the cornerstones of Native American laws in the United states and Canada -
Sugar act
Modern version of the molasses act so that they pay taxes on sugar. It was one of the causes of the Boston tea party and the no taxation without representation. -
Currency act
It regulates paper money issued by the colonies of British America. -
Stamp act
A tax on the legal recognition of documents also on newspapers. -
Quartering act
The colonist had to provide for British soldiers and could not refuse. -
Sons of liberty were formed
It was formed to protect the colonist' rights and fight the taxation by the British government. -
Declaratory act
It repealed the stamp act but it made all taxing authority in America the same as Britain's. -
Townshend act
It added taxes to glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The colonies saw this as an abuse of power. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed seven people while being attacked by a mob. It was important because it sparked a campaign by speech-writers to rouse ire of the citizenry. -
Tea act
It was to add taxes to tea so it could bail the East India company but it lead to the Boston tea party one of the largest wastes of tea possible. -
Boston tea party
It was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty by dumping large amounts of tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
It was a series of laws caused by a series of events. -
Quebec act
The act gave French Canadians religious freedom and restored the French form of civil law. -
1st continental congress
When delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to organize colonial resistance. It was called in response to the intolerable act. -
Patrick Henry speech
It was a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
It was the first battle of the Revolutionary war. -
Second continental congress
It was the congress that was set when the Declaration of Independence was written and was made shortly after the war with Britain started. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
It was a confidence boost for the inexperienced colonial forces since they caused heavy casualties to British forces. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
It advertised independence from Great Britain throughout the 13 colonies and it is the first large scale thing against the British government.
