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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was an agreement that ended the French and Indian War with France and England. -
Proclamation Act
A document forbidding all settlement past a certain line along the Appalachian mountains. -
The Sugar Act
A British law passed by the the British Parliament that set tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies. -
The Stamp Act
Designed to require a taxed stamp on all newspapers, and legal documents. -
Quartering Act
The quartering act stated that colonists needed to allow British soldiers to house with them and supply food. -
Stamp Act Congress
A meeting held in New York involving representatives from the 13 colonies to protest the Stamp Act issued by the British Parliament. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
A document written by the stamp act congress that stated imposing taxes on colonists was unfair. -
Repeal of Stamp Act
After widespread protest, the British Parliament voted to repeal the Stamp Act. -
Declaratory Act
The declaration stated that Great Britain's parliament had the same power there as in America. -
Townshend Acts
Acts passed by the British that imposed taxes on paint, paper, glass, lead, and tea imported into the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers open fired on a crowd of people after trying to control a mob. -
Committee of Correspondence
A group of leaders that discussed future British actions and using resistance. -
Tea Act
The colonists boycotted purchasing tea because of taxes so the British parliament decided to sell the tea for lower prices to take the British East India Company out of debt. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists disguised as Indians dumped 342 barrels of tea into the Boston Harbor as an act of protest. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed by the British Parliament in order to punish colonists for protests. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting with 12 of thirteen delegates from the 13 colonies to discuss their responses to the British Parliaments "Intolerable Acts". -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first military battles fought at the start of the American Revolution. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The first major battle in the American Revolution that was fought in Charlestown. -
Olive Branch Petition
A document that was the last step to try to avoid a war between GB and the colonies. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet published in 1776 that tested the authority of the British government and asked for independence from them. -
Declaration of Independence
A statement stating that the 13 American colonies were severing their ties to Great Britain.
