| A | B |
|---|
| French and Indian War | England becomes the dominant European power in North America, but is left with a large debt. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | colinist move west of the Appalachian Mountians in defiance of English law |
| Sugar Act | colonists smuggle goods out of the colonies in order to sell them for a large profit |
| Stamp Act | colonist use various methods of civil disobedience such as tar and feathering, protests, and boycotts to show their displeasure with Parliaments actions |
| Townshend Acts | widespread boycotts of English goods within the colonies |
| Boston Massacre | removal of British troops from Boston |
| Boston Tea Party | Boston Harbor is closed and the Massachusetts charter was revoked |
| Intolerable Acts | the First Continental Congress called into session |
| Battle of Lexington and Concord | colonial militias rallied to support the minutemen of Massachusetts |
| Olive Branch Petion | King George declared the colonies in open rebellion |
| Thomas Paines' Common Sense | lead to widespread support for colonial independence from England |
