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| War from 1753 - 1759 that was fought between England and the American colonies and the French and Indians. |
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| Plan created by Ben Franklin that attempted to get the 13 colonies to unite to fight the French. |
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| Ended the French & Indian war. Gave England all of France's land in America. |
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| Law that drew an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mts. and forbid colonists form moving west of the line -- avoid conflicts w/ Indians. |
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| Law that put a tax on many items including molasses. |
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| Law that required all printed materials to have an official British stamp -- raised the price of paper |
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| Quartering Act 1765 & 1767 |
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| Law that required colonists to feed and house British soldiers without any payment |
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| Law that taxed common everyday items like glass, paint, lead, etc. |
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| Law that allowed British East Indian Co. to sell tea directly to the colonists -- upset colonial merchants. |
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| A formal written request signed by a group of people. |
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| To refuse to buy goods or use services |
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| Legal document that let British officers inspect ships or businesses without a reason |
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| Committee of Correspondence |
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| Letter writing campaign between the colonies that report on events in Massachusetts. |
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| Agreement between American merchants not to import or buy British goods taxed by the Townshend Acts |
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| Organization of men that protested the British laws and policies protestants, boycotts, occasional violence |
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| laws placed on Massachusetts in early 1774 to punish them for the Boston Tea Party- closed Boston harbor |
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| First Congressional Congress |
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| September 1774--Meting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia--agreed to boycott British goods and set up militias |
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| An army of citizens who serve as soldiers |
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| Massachusetts volenteer soldiers who trained regulary and were ready to fight |
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