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Treaty of Paris.
An articall that was John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens -
Proclomation Act
Issued by King George lll following the purchase of the French territory in North America. -
The Sugar Act
A tax on sugar and other products. Was presented by the Parliment of Great Britain on April 5, 1764 -
Stamp Act
A tax on newspaper. Helped encourage the reveloutionary movement against the british crown. -
The Quartering Act
Housing and feeding of british soilders durring the war, Colonist were not able to refuse. -
Stamp Act Congress.
The first gathering of the elected representatives. -
Stamp Act Repealed
When trying to repeal this they came out with the Declatory act which gave britain controll over the thirteen colonies -
Townshed Act
Series of acts all named after charels townshed. -
Boston Masacure
Sparked a war. A british soilder fired and killed the first man to be killed in this war. -
Commitie of Correspondance
Establishing a political union in the 13 colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Thousands of pounds of tea was dumped in to the harbor to show what the patriots thought of the tea act. -
Tea Act
A act that made the thirteen colonies pay back tax for the amount of tea lost in the boston tea party. -
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Intolerable Acts
was a pnishment for sumping the tea in the harbor so they closed the Massachusetts port down to stop trade. -
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1st Continential Congress
meeting of 12/13 delegates from te colonies that met early in the revolutionary war. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
Written by the stamp act. The british taxes were unconstitutional. -
Lexington and Concord
The first actual war that took place. Where the shot heard round the world was. -
Bunker Hill
Was a battle that noone really knows for sure who won. The americans lost the fort but Britian lost alot of money and resources. Was considered a win for both sides. -
Appeal to Reason Rejected. ( Olive branch petiton.)
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Common Sence
A book written by Thomas paine.which advocated independance from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independance
A document that was written for Britten stating that we are not asking for our freedom we are declaring our freedom and was signed by lots of important people.