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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Quartering Act
On May 3, 1765 the British Parliament met and finally passed a Quartering Act for the Americans. The act stated that troops could only be quartered in barracks and if there wasn't enough space in barracks then they were to be quartered in public houses and inns. -
Townshed Acts
Passed by Parliament in 1767 placed taxes on imported materials such as glass, lead paint, paper and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Incident where five colonist were killed by British soldiers. -
Committees of correspondence
Network of individuals that kept people informed throughout the colonies; created after Boston Massacre. -
Proclamation Line
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian. -
Tea Act
The Tea act was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the sons of liberty where they threw over 46 tons of tea in the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed in 1774 to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. There were three major acts involved that angered the colonists. -
"Shot heard around the world"
"The shot heard around the world" was the first shot fired that started the American Revolution. -
Common Sense
Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. -
Declaratory Acts
The Declaratory was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the Sugar Act. -
Declaration of Independence
Document that declare independence from Great Britain; Written by Thomas Jefferson.