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Treaty of Paris
The treaty made France give up all territories in North America. -
Proclamation Act
King George 111 didn't allow the colonials settlement settle west of Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
Colonists were required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon of imported molasses. -
Quartering Act
The American colonies were required to house British soldiers. -
The Stamp Act
British Parliament passed an act that required Americans colonists to pay any paper that was printed. Use the tax money for protecting and defending the America Frontier. -
Stamp Act congress
British passes act which put a direct tax on everything printed for commercial and legal use in the colonies. -
Deceleration of Rights and Grievances
This document detailed the rights they have, their posterity and the basis for the foundation of their own government. -
Declaratory Act
British Parliament got their way on repealing the Stamp Act. British taxing was the same way in North America and Great Britain. -
Stamp Act repealed
After many protests, and an appeal by Ben Franklin before the British House of Commons, Parliament repealed the act. -
Townshend Act
Charles Townshend passed the act because the Stamp Act got repeal. Also it help collect revenue from colonists in America .Some of the duties were lead, paper and etc.... -
Boston Massacre
An accident occur on King Street which British soldiers killed 5 colonist. What happen was that a mop of colonist were throwing snow balls at them which made them angry -
Tea Act
British gave East India Company a bailout, which also gave them a monopoly on importation and the sale of tea in the colonies. -
Boston Tea party
Samuel Adams lead the Sons of Liberty because he wanted the Parliament to know how he felt about the Tea Act. What happen was that he dumped all the tea into the water which he was dressed up as a Native Americans. -
Committee of Correspondence
The colonies worked together to form an inter-colonial communication system during the turmoil with Britain. -
Intolerable Acts
Britain response to the Boston Tea Party. The acts included Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, and the Quebec Act. -
First Continental Congress
This group met in retaliation to the Intolerable Acts. The group had 54 delegates, but no one from Georgia. They drafted a Deceleration of Rights and Grievances -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battles happened between the towns of Lexington and Concord.British Troops were sent to find colonial weapons when they ran into militia. -
Bunker Hill
2,200 British Soldiers landed on Charleston Peninsula, then marched to Breeds Hill to fight the colonist forces. -
Olive Branch Petition
This document detailed the rights the colonist wanted, making them more independent then they currently were, but still staying connected. -
Deceleration of Independence
This document was written mainly by Thomas Jefferson, it was what came out of a meeting called the Second Continental Congress. The document detailed the grievances that Britain made against them and rights the colonists believed they deserved. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine written a pamphlet about advocating Independence of Great Britten.