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| King William's War | First in a succession of colonial conflicts between the English and French. |
| Schenectady | New York town attacked by French and Indians at the start of King William's War in 1689. |
| Queen Anne's War | French and English conflict after which England took control of Nova Scotia, New Foundland and the Hudson Bay. |
| Deerfield | English settlement in Massachussetts destroyed by the French during Queen Anne's War. |
| King George's War | Third conflict in America between the French and English. |
| The French Revolution | Rebellion beginning in 1789 of the poor French lower classes against the monarchy and upper classes that resulted in the establishment of a republic. |
| Fort Pitt | French Fort Duquesne captured and renamed by the British during the French and Indian War. |
| Seven Years' War | The French and Indian War. |
| Pontiac's Rebellion | Indian uprising in 1763 led by Chief Pontiac. |
| Proclamation Line of 1763 | British law closing to colonial settler the area west of the Appalachians. |
| Sugar Act | Law passed in 1764 which taxed the colonists' imports of sugar, wine, and coffee. |
| Duty | Tarriff or tax placed on foreign goods brought into a country. |
| Taxation without Representation | Argument by colonists that they were taxed by the British without being represented in Parliament. |
| Stamp Act | British law the placed a tax on all printed matter in the colonies. |
| Sons of Liberty | Patriot groups that fought against British authority in the American colonies. |
| Boycott | Refusal to buy certain goods or services as a protest. |
| Tariff | Tax on imports. |
| Townshend Act | British laws of 1767 that imposed taxes on colonial imports to pay British debts. |
| Declaratory Act | Law passed in 1766 by the British parliament that declared the American colonies subject to British law. |
| Boston Massacre | Incident between British soldiers and Americans in 1770 Boston in which several Americans were killed. |
