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Proclomation of 1763
Prevented setlers going past the line drawn by King George III. This document was made to ensure the new found land would flourish do to peace with the Native Amercians. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act put taxes on all documents, magazines, newspapers, and many other types of paper throughout the colony. The taxes were supposed to pay for the british troops in North America and for the Seven Year War. -
Boston Massacre
During a riot in Boston, Massachussetts there were 8 soldiers lined up trying to gain control of the situation. A colonist threw something towards on of the officers when the officer fired intot he crowd. 5 died -
Townshend Taxes
A group of acts which were suppose to raise the revenue of the colonies to pay for goverment and judges. This led to some outrage which forced Britain to send extra Red Coats. This contributed to The Boston Massacre. -
The Boston Tea Party
A political protest against the unnecessary tea tax against the Colonies. This portest was led by the Sons Of Liberty. Colonists dressed up as Mowhawk Indians and boarded the ships and dumped the tea intot he harbors. -
The Intolerable Acts
A group of laws/acts that were oassed as a result of the Boston Tea Party. These acts were made to punish those who were involved. -
The First Continental Congress
A meeting of leaders from 12 of the 13 colonies (not includding Georgia). The meeting was in Philadelphia, Pannsylvania. The First Continental Congress was in reaction to the intolerable acts. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first engagments of the Revolutionary War. The battles took place in Middlesex County and Massachusetts Bay. These battles kicked off the warin which the Colonies seemed like the underdogs. -
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
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
A Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine made to oppose the British goverment. Read by millions of people all across the colonies which led to a huge spike in revolution against the birtish goverment. -
Declaration of Independence
The Final document in which American Leaders in the colonies negotiated their independence from the British. Considered the Colonies no longer a part of the british empire. -
Battles of Saratoga
Some call this battle the turning point of the war into the favor of the colonies. The battle lasted for 18 days. -
Battle at Yorktown
This was the last major battle of the Revolutionary war which some may call the siege at Yorktown. The Englush were led by George Washington to Victory. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America.
