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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris(1763) was a treaty signed between Great Brittan, France, and Spain. This treaty ended the North American theater of the Seven Years' war known as the French and Indian War. By signing this treaty the French gave up all of their land claims in North America to the Brittish except for Louisiana which was given to the Spanish. Brittan also gained Spanish Florida from this treaty. This is historically signifigant because the Native Americans now loose their ally, the French. -
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Causes of the American Revolution
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Sugar Act Passed
On April 5 1764, Parlament passed the Sugar Act which is a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act of 1733. This was a tax on sugar and molasses in the Brittish Colonies. -
Stamp Act Passed
The Stamp act was a tax by parliment on the Brittish Colonies on all printed materials, such as newspapers, legal documents, stamps, and books on March, 22 1765. -
The Boston Massacre
On the night of March 5, 1770, a group of colonists protested and where throwing clubs, rocks and snowball at soilders. The colonists were provking the soilders to fire. The soilders were ordered not to fire but he winded up firing at a man. Five colonists died on this night. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happened on the night of December 16, 1773. It happened because of the tax on tea. It was when some Colonists dressed up as Mohawk Indians and boarded three British ships and dumped the tea in the Boston harbor. This is significantly important to history because it lead to the Intolerable Acts . -
Massachusetts Government Act Passed
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The Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was passed on June 1, 1774 because of the Boston Tea Party.It closed all ports in Boston untill th city payed for the damage in Boston Tea Party to the East Indian Company. They also had to pay for the damage caused to customs offices. This Act also stated that Bostonians were also required to prove the crowen's -
Quartering Act Passed
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The Quebec Act
The Quebec Act happened on June 22, 17744. It was part of the Intolerable Acts. It extended Canada's border, cutting off lands claimed by several colonies. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
