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the Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamationof 1763 is when King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers. -
Stamp Act
Parliament passes a further act that is to come into effect the following November. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston. -
The Intolorable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774. -
First Continental Congress.
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts -
The Declaration of Independence
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
