| A | B |
| Boston Massacre | 5 people killed |
| Proclamation of 1763 | colonists can not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Boston Tea Party | colonists threw tea in the Boston Harbor |
| Quartering Act | colonists had to provide housing and food for soldiers |
| Committees of Correspondence | letter writing between colonies to keep informed |
| Intolerable Acts | Closed Boston Harbor and Boston's legislature |
| 1st Continental Congress | members from colonies met to discuss trading and taxes with England |
| Mother Country of the 13 colonies | England |