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Proclamation of 1763
Parliament's attempt to deny the colonists access to western lands after the French and Indian war. Trying to avoid conflict. -
The Quartering Act
The British made the colonists house the troops in order to save money. This angered the colonists because they didn't want them there in the first place. -
The Stamp Act
Act that required a governnt tax stamp on all legal documents, such as contracts and licenses. -
Townshend Acts
A seies of four laws declaring its authority over the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
British troops quartered in Boston opened fire after being harassed b an angry mob of colonists. Five colonists died. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act taxed the colonists' tea and so they went and dumped merchant ship's tea into the harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
A series of laws, the Coercive Acts, to punish the rebellious colonists. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates of colonies met to discuss freedom. -
Lexington and Concord
700 British Troops advance toward Concord to sieze the military supplies. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The first major battle of the Revolutionary War. British won but the battle encouraged the colonists' resistance. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The turning point of the war. American victory. Convinced France to support the American cause -
The Battle at Yorktown
Washington's opportunity to trap Cornwallis. Lasted about 3 wks, Cornwallis surrendered. -
The Treaty of Paris
In it, Britain formally recognized the US as an independent nation.