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Treaty of Paris- 1
It was signed in Paris to officially end the Revolutionary War between the French and Indians. -
Proclamation Act- 2
King George III established the Proclamation to keep peace with the Indians. The Indian's got the west side land of the Appalachian Mountain. Even the people that settled there first had to move to the East side land. -
Sugar Act- 3
The parliament passed the act for the colonists to pay tax for sugar. -
Stamp Act Congress- 4
First meeting held in New York of representatives from the American and British colony. -
The Quartering Act- 5
The British passed this act that forces the colonists to house and feed British soldiers who are in North America. -
Stamp Act- 6
The colonists had to pay tax for every stamp on a piece of paper that was sent. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances- 7
The Stamp Act Congress passed this document that British had no right to tax the colonists. -
Stamp Act Repealed- 8
The British Parliament voted to reapeal the Stamp Act after colonists protests. -
Declaratory Act- 9
Passed after the Stamp Act was repealed. It was a response from the British after the Stamp Act was repealed. The British stated that they still had the same authority in the colonies as they do in Britain. -
Townshend Act- 10
Charles Townshend, a British parliament, had taxes put on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper and tea that were imported in to the colony. -
Boston Massacre- 11
A fight in the street between a couple of colonists and British soldiers, 3 died on the spot and 8 were wounded. -
Committee of Correspondence- 12
A group of leading colonists that warned each other about British attacks and made plans for the future for the colony. -
Tea Act- 13
The colonists could only buy tea from the East India company. -
Boston Tea Party- 14
The Sons of Liberty dumped $700,000 worth of British tea in the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts- 15
A list of rules passed by the British and put on Massachusetts colonists for throwing tea into the Boston Harbor -
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1st Continental Congress- 16
A delegate from each of the colonies (except Georgia) met to discuss and debate. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord- 17
The first shots between the colonists and British prior to the Revolutionary war was here. -
Battle of Bunker Hill- 18
The first important battle of the American War for Independence.Even though the Birtish still won, they lost 40% of their people. -
Appeal to Reason Rejected- 19
Written by John Dickinson to King George III to call a truce between the British and Americans. -
Common Sense- 20
Written by Thomas Paine and encouraged people to fight for independence. -
Declaration of Independence- 21
A letter to King of England explaining to them why they are fighting to be their own country, free from England. Written by B. Franklin, T. Jefferson, R. Sherman, J. Adams, and R. Livingston.
