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The Road to the Revolution
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History
7th Grade
12/08/2009

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French and Indian War
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A war that French and Britian fought over land.
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George Washington
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A 21 year old surveyor in the Virginia Militia
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Albany Plan of Union
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Was called for a council of representitives elected by the colonial assembalies
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James Wolfe
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Was only 30 years old when he became one of Britian's top generals
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Treaty of Paris
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The Paris peace conference
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Proclamation of 1763(Line)
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A proclamation that Britian wanted to avoid further wars with Native Americans
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Stamp Act
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Required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities
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Townshend Act
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An act that set up a system to enfores the new important  duties
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Sons's of Liberty
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A secret society of patriots
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Sam Adams
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A cousin of John Adams
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Boston Massacre
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An incident involving the deaths of fice civilians at the hands of British troops
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Quartering Act
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Is the name of at least 2 acts from the parliment of Great Britian
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Boycott
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An organized campaign refusing to buy certain products
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Repeal
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The official end
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Tea Act
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 Eliminated import duties entering England, lowering the selling price to consumers
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Boston Tea Party
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An act of rebelion in wich colonists dressed as Mohawk indians and dumped 342 chests of tea in the Boston Harbor
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Intolerable Acts
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Five laws that were passed by the English Parliment
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First Continental Congress
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A convection of delagates from 12 of the 13 British North American colonies
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Paul Revere
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A silver smith and a patriot
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Militia
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A force made up of civilians to train soldiers( not part of the regular army)
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Minuteman
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Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minutes notice
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