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French and Indian War

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A conflict between France and Britain from 1754 to 1763, part of a larger imperial conflict known as the Seven Years' War.

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Treaty of Paris, 1763

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The agreement that ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies.

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Proclamation of 1763

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A decree by King George III following the British acquisition of French territory in North America, forbidding settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.

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Enlightenment

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An intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional doctrines.

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Taxation policy

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Refers to the British government's imposition of taxes on the American colonies, which was a major grievance leading to the American Revolution.

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Civil liberties

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The rights and freedoms that protect individuals from government actions, heavily emphasized during the American Revolution.

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Boston Massacre

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A confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston.

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Boston Tea Party

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A political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773, against the tax policy of the British government and the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies.

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First Continental Congress

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A meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.