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22 Cards in this Set
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French and Indian war
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a war that took place frin 1754 to 1763 between england and france, that led to the end of French power in North America
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albany plan of union
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proposal by benjamin franklin to create one govenment for the 13 colonies
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Plains of Abraham
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a field near quebec; site of a major Brititsh victory over the French in the French and indian war
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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, and marked the end of French power in North America
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pontiac's war
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a 1763 conflict between Native American and the British over settlement of Indian lands in the Great Lakes area
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Procloamation of 1763
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law forbided English colonists to settle west of the Applachian Mountains
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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 wtitten request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people
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boycott
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refusal to buy certain goods and services
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repeal
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Townshend Acts
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laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
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writ 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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Boston Massacre
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a 1770 conflict between colonists and British troops in which colonists were killed
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committee of correspondance
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letter writing campaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies
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tea act
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Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable Acts
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Quebec Act
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First Continental Congress
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mitilia
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minuteman
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battles of Lexington and Concord
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