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| French and Indian War | This war was fought between England and France over the lands of the Ohio River Valley in North America. |
| Fur-trading and fishing | Both France and England wanted control of these industries in North America, which led to the French and Indian War. |
| the French | Which side did the Indians help in the French and Indian War? |
| Treaty of Paris of 1763 | The document was the formal end to the French and Indian War. |
| English | As a result of the French and Indian War, this side won contol of almost all the land east of the Mississippi River. |
| Colonists | Parliament believed these people should pay for the French and Indian War. |
| Taxation without Representation | This phrase represents the colonists main disagreement with Parliament over taxes. |
| Stamp Act | This act required colonists to pay taxes for all paper documents. |
| Boycott | This term means to NOT buy or import goods from a certain country or business. It is one way in which colonists protested the Stamp Act. |
| Townshend Acts | Taxed the colonists on imports such as glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea. |
| Boston Massacre | An event which occurred when a fight broke out between angry colonist and the British soliders. Several people were killed. |
| Redcoats | How colonists referred to British soldiers. |
| The East India Tea Company | Parliament gave this company a monopoly on all tea sent to the colonies. (That meant colonists had to buy tea from this company only.) |
| Sons of Liberty | a group which organized protests against the taxes by British Parliament. |
| Committees of Correspondence | The groups kept one another informed of important events by writing letters. |
| First Continental Congress | Virginia sent delegates to this continental meeting, which was met in Philadelphia to protest the Intolerable Acts. |
| Boston Tea Party | The Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians an dumped tea from the East India Tea Company into Boston Harbor |
| Intolerable Acts | Acts which closed Boston Harbor, dissolved colonial assemblies, and forced citizens to quarter or house British soldiers |
| Committees of Correspondence | Groups which maintain communication with other colonies and their activities to protest Parliament's taxes by writing letters |
| First Continental Congress | Virginia sent delegates to this meeting to protest the Intolerable Acts |
| Second Continental Congress | Delegates at this meeting established a Continental Army and declared independence from England. |
| Patrick Henry | This person gave a dramatic speech agains Parliament and taxation without representation |
| Declaration of Independence | This gave reasons why Americans should break their ties with England. It also stated that all people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. |
| Articles of Confederation | First plan of government of the United States. It gave states many powers and the federal government few powers. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Primary author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Bill of Rights | a list of rights and freedoms guaranteed to people |
