Vocabulary COLONIAL PERIOD

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a conflict between France and

England for control of the rich

fur region of the Ohio River Valley

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French and Indian War

Front

forbade colonists from settling lands

west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Proclamation of 1763

Front

placed a direct tax on items that

were commonly used by almost

every colonist, including newspapers,

licenses, and legal documents

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Stamp Act

placed a direct tax on items that

were commonly used by almost

every colonist, including newspapers,

licenses, and legal documents

Front

un impuesto impuesto por el gobierno británico

sobre las colonias americanas

en productos de papel

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Acta de Sellos

Front

una protesta de los colonos americanos

contra los impuestos británicos, donde

tiraron té en el puerto de Boston

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Boston Tea Party

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a document declaring the independence of the American colonies from Great Britain

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Declaration of Independence

Front

a convention of delegates from the

Thirteen Colonies that became the

governing body during the

American Revolution

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Continental Congress

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leyes aprobadas por el Parlamento Británico

para castigar a los colonos americanos por

el Motín del Té de Boston y otras protestas

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Actos Intolerables

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a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

advocating independence from Great

Britain for the people of the Thirteen

Colonies

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Common Sense

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colonos que eran leales a Gran Bretaña

y no querían que las colonias se

separaran de su país madre

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