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Proclamation of 1763
The British did not want another war so they put a limit on how far the colonists could move west. This proclamation drew a line going north to south down the Appalachian Mountains and said the colonists could not pass the line without permission of the British. -
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Revolutionary War
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Sugar Act
Colonists had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. -
Stamp Act
Required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp.These printed materials were legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. -
Quartering Act
If room for the soldiers ran out the colonists had to house them. -
Townshead Acts
Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were applied with the design of raising £40,000 a year for the administration of the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
Governor THOMAS HUTCHINSON allowed three ships carrying tea to enter Boston Harbor. Before the tax could be collected, Bostonians took action. On a cold December night, radical townspeople stormed the ships and tossed 342 chests of tea into the water. Disguised as Native Americans, the offenders could not be identified. -
Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
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Lexington and Concord
First battles of the revolutionary war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
On the night of June 16, 1775, a detail of American troops acting under orders from ARTEMAS WARD moved out of their camp, carrying picks, shovels, and guns. They entrenched themselves on a rise located on Charleston Peninsula overlooking Boston. Their destination: BUNKER HILL. -
Delcaration of Independence
Letter to the british saying that we are detatched from the british and have become a different country.
