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The Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Treaty of Paris( the Treaty of 1763) was signed by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War.https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline/222.html -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
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The Stamp Act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed
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The Declaratory Act
Parliament then agreed to repeal the Stamp Act on the condition that the Declaratory Act was passed. So Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and passed the Declaratory Act
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Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts was originated by Charles Townshend and passed by the English Parliament shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act. They were designed to collect revenue from the colonists in America by putting customs duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British. Where British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others
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The Tea Act
The Tea Act would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston.When they made the act. It was not suposed to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes.
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
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1st Intolerable Acts
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2nd Intolerable Acts
Massachusetts Government Act.
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3rd Intolerable Acts
Administration Justice Act
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1st Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates.
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2nd Continental Congress
It succeeded the First Continental Congress. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
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Midnight Ride: Revere, Cheswell, Dawes
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. After being rowed across the Charles River to Charlestown by two associates, Paul Revere borrowed a horse from his friend Deacon John Larkin. While in Charlestown, he verified that the local "Sons of Liberty" committee had seen his pre-arranged signals.
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Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.asp
