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French and Indian War Sugar Act Currency Act Quartering Act
2. March 5, 1770. A group of British soldiers, being taunted by colonist, opened fire on the crowd of Americans. Three Americans were killed and two wounded.
Stamp Act Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Battle of Monmouth
3. December 16, 1773. When British tea ships arrived in Boston Harbor, many citizens wanted the tea sent back to England without the payment of any taxes. The royal governor insisted on payment of all taxes. A group of men, disguised as Indians, boarded the ship and dumped all of the tea into the harbor.
Battle of Monmouth Boston Tea Party Boston Massacre Sugar Act
4. (1787). Negotiated by Ben Franklin, alliance formed between America and France stating that both countries would assist one and other should one be at war with Great Britain.
Quartering Act Currency Act Boston Tea Party Treaty of Alliance and Commerce
5. (1765). Required the colonies to provide barracks and supplies to British troops.
6. (1787). During this event, General Charles Lee gave several confused orders and then ordered a sudden retreat. George Washington and his troops arrived and forced the British to escape to New York.
Battle of Monmouth Boston Massacre Treaty of Peace French and Indian War
7. (1764). Prohibited American colonists from issuing their own currency.
8. (1765). Parliament passed these acts which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea.
Sugar Act Articles of Confederation Townshend Act Stamp Act
9. Written in 1776 and ratified in 1781, this was a formal plan of union among the states.
Townshend Act Articles of Confederation Treaty of Peace Sugar Act
10. 1764). Parliament passed this Act to increase duties on non-British goods shipped to the colonies is a:
Townshend Act Sugar Act Currency Act Quartering Act
11. Held in Paris, September 3, 1783. Americans were represented by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Jon Jay. The terms called for Great Britain to recognize American independence, remove British troops from America and to give America its territory between the Mississippi River and the Allegheny Mountains.
Articles of Confederation Treaty of Peace Currency Act Quartering Act