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Proclamation of 1763
Law passed to prevent colonists from setteling west of the Apalacians -
The Sugar Act
Taxed exports like sugar, molasses, wine, and whale fins -
Stamp Act
Taxes on anylegal documents, newspapers etc. -
Quartering Act
Required colonies to provide housing and supplies for British troops stationed in America -
Townshend Act
Tax on tea, glass, lead, paper and paint -
British Troops Arrive in Boston
British troops arrive in Boston in response to political unrest -
Boston Massecure
A conflict in Boston where 5 colonists were killed -
Tea Act
Repeals all of the Townshend acts except for the tax on tea -
Boston Tea Party
When “Indians” attacked Boston and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor in protests of taxation -
Intolerable Acts
Closed the the port of Boston ‘til the tea was paid for
Banned committees of correspondence and limited town council meetings and the Massachusetts Colonial Assembly to just once a year
Included a stricker Quartering act, allowing troops to be housed in private homes
Provided for trials in Britain of British officials accused of crimes in America
(Lasted May to June) -
Continental Congress
Colonial delegates meet to organise opposition to the Intolerable Acts -
Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
The first major battle of the War of Independence -
Decloration of Independance
States the reasons the British colonies of North America wanted independence
