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1750 Iron Act
In 1750 the British parliament passed the Iron Act . To restrict industrial production and manufacture in the American colonies. -
Proclamation of 1763
The end of the French and Indian War, The Proclamation Line between the colonies and Indian Territories. Line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
A law passed by the British Parliament. Merchants were required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22 1765. American colonists required them to pay a tax on every printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, Opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. This was a very inportant, it was the road of revolution. -
Townshend Acts
Many laws passed by the British Parliament giving duties on items imported by the colonists like glass, lead, paints, paper and tea.Britain repealed all the taxes except the one on tea. -
The Boston Massacre
a street fight on King Street by the British. British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. This was the boston Massacre and it became a big deal. -
The Continental Presidents
the first session of the Continental Congress at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia. Elected representatives of colonists in revolt against British rule. Led the resistance of the British. -
The Continental Congress
Others colonies meeting in Philaelphia to debate the course of action in response to grievances of colonies against Great Britain.
The forming of the revolutionary government. -
The American Revolution (1775 - 1783)
The American War of Independence and the Revolutionary War in the United States. The war of Independence.
