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Topic 3a vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War | a war that took place from 1754 to 1763 that led to the end of French power in North America |
| Treaty of Paris | an agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian War and transferred much of North America from French to British control |
| Proclamation of 1763 | a law forbidding British colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| stamp Act | a 1765 law that placed new duties on legal documents and taxed newspapers, almanacs, and playing card |
| petition | a formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people |
| boycott | to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services |
| Townshend Acts | a series of laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea |
| Boston Massacre | a 1770 incident in which 5 colonists were killed by British troops |
| Committee of Correspondence | a letter-writing campaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies |
| First Continental Congress | a 1774 meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia |
| Tea Act | a 1773 law that let the British East India company bypass tea merchants and sell directly to colonists |
| Boston Tea Party | a 1773 protest in which colonists dressed as Indians and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor |
| Battles of Lexington and Concord | in 1775, the conflicts between Massachusetts colonists and British soldiers that started the Revolutionary War |
| militia | an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency |
| minutemen | Colonial militia volunteers who were prepared to fight at a minute's notice |
| Intolerable Acts | a series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party |
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