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A treaty that ended the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War.
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Britain stated no one could settle beyond a certain point after gaining French territory after the French and Indian War.
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The Sugar Act was an act that was passed by British Parliament putting a tax on sugar and molasses for the colonists.
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It was an act that required colonists to use certain stamped paper for all printed materials.
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It was an act that required the colonists to host British soldiers in their home and serve them.
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A meeting held in New York City to decide what to do in the colonies about the Stamp Act that was going to be put into effect on November 1st.
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It was a document that was written by the Stamp Act Congress stating that any taxes given to British colonists without consent was unconstitutional.
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The Stamp Act is repealed by British Parliament after months of the American colonies protesting the tax on paper that is used to print documents.
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Parliament states that they have the same authority over the American colonies and the people in Britain.
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It is a series of acts that were proposed for the American colonies.
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British soldiers shot and killed people from a mob that were protesting against Great Britain.
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A way that colonists used to communicate between the 13 colonies; each colony had one person to do the communicating.
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It made the British East India Tea Company money from the American colonists that lead to the Boston Tea Party.
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Colonists in Massachusetts boarded a ship and destroyed the whole shipment of tea in response to the Tea Act.
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Acts passed by British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colony from the Boston Tea Party. It took away their self-government and other rights.
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A meeting with twelve delegates from the colonies to decide what to do about the Intolerable Acts. They considered boycotting British goods.
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These were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. The American colonists won.
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A battle during the Revolutionary War on Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill. The British won the battle but had a greater number of casualties than the Americans which caused them to rethink their battle plan, making it easier for the American colonists.
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It was a petition that was adopted at the Second Continental Congress and was the last effort to avoid war with Britain.
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Thomas Paine writes a pamphlet that explains his reasons for why the American colonies should have independence from the British.
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The document that was written by Thomas Jefferson that states that the thirteen colonies are now independent states that are free from British rule.