Unit 1 Topic 4: American Revolution 1763-1783

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  • Proclamation Act

  • End of Seven Years Wars

    Treaty of Paris ends war (French and Indian wars)

  • Sugar Act

    In place to end the smuggling trade of sugar

  • Sons of Liberty formed

    American colonists fighting against British policies Dissolved in 1766

  • Daughters of Liberty

  • Stamp Act

    Tax on paper goods and legal documents

  • Repeal of Stamp Act

  • Declaratory Act

  • Townshend Act

  • No Taxation without Representation

    political protest catchphrase

  • Boston Massacre

    5 people killed by small British Army group

  • Tea Act

    Reinforced a tea tax in American colonies

  • Boston Tea Party

    Americans threw large amounts of tea filled boxes into the Boston Harbour in protest against the Tea Act

  • Coercive Acts

    Laws implemented as punishment for the Boston Tea Party

  • First Continental Congress

    Called for a boycott on British goods

  • Second Continental Congress

    Approved the Declaration of Independence and prepared confederation

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    First shots fired in American Revolution (starting battle)
  • Period: to

    American Revolutionary War

    Time span of American revolution

  • Decleration of Independence

    13 American colonies cut ties with Great Britain

  • Treaty of Paris

    U.S & British Representatives agreement on U.S independence