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french and indian war
The french and indian War was a war fought between the french and great britan and they fought over land and the french were sided with the indians -
albany congress
a gruop of representatives from the states that british wanted to decide stuff in this group. -
Pontiacs War
A war with the american indians that were not happy about british rule in the great lakes area and they revolted and started a war. -
Sugar Act
made it where it would cost more on sugar and molassases and rum and made it more expensive -
Stamp Act
The British wanted to get more money so they taxed alot on all the offical papers. -
quartering act
The british made it where soldiers would have to live in the houses of colonists and that would solve the housing issue for british troops -
Townshend Act
The british taxed glass and more things to make the colonists pay for stuff. -
Boston Massacre
The army shot into a crowd of civilians that were throwing snowballs and clubs -
Tea Act
The Tea act made the taxes on tea a lot bigger than usual -
First Continental congress
They met and formaly announced that they have the same rights as english men -
Boston Tea Party
people drssed up as american indians and they threw tea off a ship in protest of the tea act -
intolerable acts
4 laws passed to punish massachucehets after the boston tea party -
lexington and concord
the first shots fired in the revolution -
2nd continental congress
They sent a peaceful paper to king george 3 -
bunker hill
an american loss that showed a lot of weakness -
common sense
made to help sway and persuade the colonists to seek independence -
declaration of independence
written to formally declare independence and to start the war -
saratoga
a major win in the war and made the french side with the patriots -
french alliance
the french sided with the patriots after the battle of saratoga -
treaty of paris
the war is over and britan officially declares that the colonies are independant.