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Signing of the Treaty of Paris
This ended the French and Indian War. -
Stamp Act
Parliament required all legal documents, newspapers, and pamphlets to use ‘stamped’ paper to provide for the payment of the colonies. -
Declaratory Act
The Parliament finalizes the repeal of the Stamp Act and declares that it has the right to tax the colonies. -
Townshend Revenue Act
Tea, glass, lead, paper and paint were taxed to help pay for the administration of the colonies. The colonies assembled to condemn taxation without representation. -
Boston Massacre
Crowds began harassing a group of soldiers out of anger because of Britain’s policy. -
Burning of the Gaspee
Gaspee was in Providence, Rhode Island and was burnt by locals mad because of the trade legislation. -
Boston Tea Party
This was the first significant act by the American colonists. The American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians dumped tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
From May to June, Massachusetts was stripped of self-government and judicial independence after the Boston Tea Party. Colonies, in return, boycotted British goods. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These were the first engagements of the Revolutionary War between the British and Minutemen. -
Olive-Brach Petition
Congress made a proposal asking for the ending of the Intolerable Acts in exchange for a cease fire. George lll, however, rejected this and declared colonies to be in open rebellion. -
Declaration of Independence Is Issued
The Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence.