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1. Treaty of Paris
Ended the revolutionary war. Recognized american Independence. -
2. Proclamation Act
Prohibited all settlement east of the Appalachian Mountains by King George III. -
3. The Sugar Act
An act to generate revenue for the British. Passed in April of 1764. Put taxes on sugar. -
4. The Stamp Act
Printed materials were required to be on stamped paper. The tax was directly imposed on the British American colonies. -
5. The Quartering Act
Required American colonists to provide food and housing for British soldiers in need. -
6. Stamp Act Congress
Met between October 7th and October 25th 1765. This was the first group to protest against British taxation. -
7. Stamp Act Repealed
British parliament voted for the repeal of the stamp act in March of 1766. -
8. Declaratory Act
Gave British parliament to pass laws for the american colonies. -
9. Townshend Act
A program input by Charles Townshend. It include the the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act. -
10. Boston Massacre
5 colonists were killed by British colonists. -
11. Committee Correspondence
A colonist union in opposition of British policy. -
12. Tea Act
An act made by parliament to reduce the amount of tea purchased, consumed, and stored by the British East India Company. -
13. Boston Tea Party
An act committed by the Sons of Liberty to Protest the tea act. The protesters dumped millions of dollars worth of tea into the harbor. -
14. Intolerable Acts
Laws made by British Parliament after the Boston tea party. -
15. Declaration of Independence
Signed on July 4th, 1774 by the Second Continental Congress, it is a statement that set the 13 colonies free from the British. -
16. 1st Continental Congress
A group of 12 representative from the 13 colonies met from September 5th to October 26th, 1774. -
17. Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Written by the stamp act congress on October 14, 1774 stating that taxes imposed on Great Britain was unconstitutional. -
18. Lexington & Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary war. -
19. Bunker Hill
A battle fought early in the Revolutionary war. -
20. Olive Branch Petition
A letter to King George III from the Second Continental Congress, the goal of the letter was to avoid war with Britain. -
21. Common Sense
The pamphlet Thomas Paine promoting independence for the people of the thirteen colonies.