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Colonial Unrest
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Treaty of Paris 1763
Signed by the kingdoms of Spain, Great Britain, France, with portugal in agreement, after Britains victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years War. -
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Pontiac's Rebellion
The Pontiac's Rebellion was a war that was launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes who were unhappy with British powers post war. -
Proclomation of 1763
Was issued by King George III after Great Britains gain of French territory in North America after the end of the 7 Years War, whic forbade settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
Colonial merchants had to pay a 6 pence per pound tax on all foreign sugar and molases -
Stamp Act
Placed a tax on all newspaper and legal and commercial documents that the colonists were required to pay -
Quartering Act
the Parliment provided the British soldiers in North America with any accomidations they needed, such as food, water, clothing, etc. -
Declaratory Act
The parliment of Great Britain accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act, and the changing and lessoning of the Sugar Act -
Townshend Acts (start)
The purpose of tHE Townshend act was to raise money in the colonies to pay the waidges of the judges and governors so that they would ramin loyal to Great Britain -
Townshend Acts (end)
The purpose of tHE Townshend act was to raise money in the colonies to pay the waidges of the judges and governors so that they would ramin loyal to Great Britain -
Boston Massacre
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Tea Act
Passed by Parlement, the Tea Act would launch the final spark to the revolution movement in Boston, intended to raise revanue in the Colonies (imposed new taxes). -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest by the Sons of Liberty where they destroyed the tea by dimping it into the harbor (dressed as Native Americans) -
Intolerable Acts
A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parlimeny after the Boston Tea PArty, ment to punish the MAssachusetts colonists for their defiance into throwing the tea into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met at Carpenters hall in Philidelphia.