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Proclamation of 1763
A Proclomation set forth by King George III that forbade settlers (colonists) from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
Stamp Act of 1765
An Act that imposed a direct tax on paper items (marriage lisences , magazines, newspapers etc.) that colonists had to pay to Great Britian in British currency so it couldn't be colonial paper money. -
Townshend Taxes
The Townshend Taxes were a series of texes passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. The acts are named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. These taxes were upon specific items such as paint lead, paper and shipping items. This lead to the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Massacre
Violent outbreak between a Bostionian mob and eight British Redcoats. This outbreak started with some of the Mob members taunting and throwing stuff at the British soldiers and them the soldiers retaliated and killed a mob member. Later the soldiers never got put to justice. -
Boston Tea Party
A political prtest by the Sons of Liberty in which they dressed up as Mohawk Indians and threw tea from British ships into the harbor -
Intolerable Acts
A series of impunitive acts set upon the colonists of the time restricting many things and stripping Massachusetts of its self government and mnay right as response to the Boston Tea Party. This lead to outrage and to the foundation of the First Continental Congress. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (not including Georgia) that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This congregation was in response to the Intolerable acts and it seeked to gain independence -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First battle of the Revolutionary War in which the British tried to steal supplies but were met by the Colonial malitia, This battle was known for the first shot which was known as "shot hear round the world" . -
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Revolutionary War
Events in during the Revolutionary War -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This was knwon as the Bloodiest battle in the war 4000 colonist were dead or wounded while only 1000 british got wounded or killed. This was also the battle where the famous quote "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." came from. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
An extremely popular pamphlet written for the common people that shed light on the fact that colonists should be free. -
Declaration of independence
The Declaration was read to the public and colonial independence was declaired -
Battles of Saratoga
Widley considered the turning point of the war, colonists won impressivley and it caused the French to be impressed and join the war with the American colonists. -
Battle at Yorktown
Battle that lead to the end of the war, also the battle in which the French blocked the British with their Navy. -
Treaty of Paris
A treaty signed between the French and British. It gave colonists rights to the land streatching from the Appalachian Mountains to Mississippi.
