Pre-Revolution, Declaration, Articles of Confederation

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French and Indian War
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French and Indian War
(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French. The war cost the British government lots of money and they began increasing taxes on the colonies to pay for the war
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Sugar Act
law passed by the British Parliament setting taxes on molasses and sugar imported by the colonies. It also aimed to end illegal smuggling in the colonies
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Stamp Act
1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.
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Townshend Acts
A tax that the British Parliament passed in 1767 that was placed on leads, glass, paint and tea
Boston Massacre
The first bloodshed of the American Revolution (1770), as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans
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Boston Tea Party
A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
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Intolerable Acts
series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party
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First Continental Congress (1774)
Convention of delegates from the colonies called in to discuss their response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts
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Lexington and Concord
first battles of the Revolutionary War
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Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Pamphlet that encouraged the Colonists to fight the British
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Declaration of Independencethe document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great BritainWho wrote the Declaration of Independence?Thomas JeffersonWho was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?John HancockWhen was the Declaration of Independence adopted?July 4, 1776Articles of Confederationthe first constitution of the United StatesArticles of Confederation weaknesses•weak union (central gov.) •no taxes imposed •could not regulate trade •no courts or President