American Revolution

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French and Indian War

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A war that took place from 1754 to 1763 that led to the end of French power in North America.

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Albany Plan of Union

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A proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create one government for the 13 Colonies.

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Treaty of Paris

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A 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian War.

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Salutary Neglect

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British Policy in the 13 Colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade.

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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in 1775, conflicts betweenMassachusetts colonists and British soldiers that started the Revolutionary War.

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Boston Massacre

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a 1770 conflict in which 5 colonists were killed by British troops

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Boycott

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to refuse to buy or use certaingoods or services

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First Continetal Congress

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in 1774, meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia. The only colony not to send delegates was Georgia.

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Proclamation of 1763

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law forbidding Englishcolonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Pontinacs War

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a 1763 conflict between Native Americans and the British over settlement of Indian lands in the Great Lakes area.

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Stamp act

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a 1765 law that placed new duties on legal documents, and taxed newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice.

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Petition

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formal written request tosomeone in authority that is signed by a group of people.

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committees of correspondence

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letter-writing campaign thatbecame a major tool of protest in the colonies.

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Tea Act

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a 1773 law that let the British East India Company bypass tea merchants and sell directly to colonists

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Boston Tea Party

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a 1773 protest in which colonists dressed as Indians dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

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Intolerable Acts

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series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea party.

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repeal

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to cancel; to take away

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Townshed Acts

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laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.

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writs of assistance

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legal document that allowed British customs officials to inspect a ship’s cargo without giving a reason.

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militia

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army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency