Chapter 2: The American Revolution

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French and Indian War

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Conflict (1754–1763) between Britain and France in North America; led to British debt and new taxes on colonies.

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Benjamin Franklin

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Founding Father; proposed the Albany Plan of Union and helped gain French support during the Revolution.

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Albany Plan of Union

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1754 plan by Franklin to unite the colonies for defense; rejected but an early step toward unity.

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Treaty of Paris (1763)

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Ended the French and Indian War; Britain gained land east of the Mississippi River.

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King George III

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British king during the American Revolution.

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Proclamation Line of 1763

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British law that banned settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Stamp Act

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1765 law taxing printed materials like newspapers and legal documents.

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Taxation

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Imposing taxes; colonists opposed taxation without representation.

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Petition

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Formal written request to government.

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Boycott

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Refusal to buy goods as a form of protest.