Period 3

The Townshend Act

Parliament passed the Townshend act in 1767 and 1768 to raise revenue for the British empire by taxing its North American colonies.

Seven Years War (1754-1763)

Sometimes called the French and Indian War, it was a conflict between France and Britain, in which the Algonquins sided with the French and the Iroquois sided with the British and the colonists.

Albany Plan of Union (1754)

A plan created by Benjamin Franklin to organize an intercolonial government, including a system to collect taxes and recruit troops.

Treaty of Paris (1763)

Treaty ending the Seven Years War, in which French ceded much of its North American territory to the British

Pontiac’s uprising (1763)

A force of 300 members of different Native American tribes led by Chief Pontiac attempted to stop British encroachment on their territory in an armed rebellion.

Proclamation of 1763

A law passed by the British parliament that prohibited colonial movements west of the Appalachian Mountains.