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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is what ended the French and Indian war. Land was divided; the British got North America to the north and east of Mississippi River. The Spanish still was able to take control in some areas in which was west of Mississippi River, Central and South America. -
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Proclamation Act
British King George III put out the Proclamation Act. The ambition of this act was to establish a western border, in which is known as the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was to set a tax on sugar and molasses coming from other places. The act not only taxed on sugar and molasses but also taxed on foreign goods such as wine, coffee, cambric and printed calico. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was issued to help fund the cost of defending and protecting the 10,000 troops that were stationed near the Appalachian Mountain. Every colonists had to pay tax on every piece of paper they purchased in which includes newspaper, books, and legal documents. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act allowed Redcoats or also known as British soldiers to come inside a colonist's house. What the colonist had to do was provide any accommodations and/or housing. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress was held by James Otis in New York City. Representatives from each of the 13 colonies gathered around to talk; fight back about the Stamp Act and how they have their own right in which is a land free of oppressors. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Declaration of Rights and Grievances is a document written by the Stamp Act Congress. The document stated that having to tax on British colonists without their consent is against the law. -
Stamp Act Repealed
The Stamp Act was repealed because of several reasons. One include in how so many colonists boycott British goods and Parliament was not getting enough money as they thought they would. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act stated that the British Parliament still had the right to tax on the colonists. The British Parliament wanted to show and assure the colonists that they have the power to. -
Townshend Act
Charles Townshend was the man who created the Townshend Act. The Townshend Act include in many new laws which set taxes on British goods to maintain British troops in America. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between the British Soldiers and citizens. Five colonists were killed during the Massacre. -
Committee of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence was the first organization that kept the colonies communicating with one another. The purpose of the organization was to warn each other on British actions. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was an act in which colonists could only buy tea from the East India Company. The tea was set at a low price so it can get more sales, however the colonists saw this as “taxation without representation.” -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party caused 342 chests of tea getting poured out into the harbor. It took place in three British ships in the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was created to get back at the colonists for what happened in the Boston Tea Party. The Acts were there and existed until all the tea have been “paid” for and restored. -
1st Continental Congress
All 13 colonies came to the 1st Continental Congress except for Georgia, because they sent delegates instead. They all met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. -
Lexington & Concord
In the Lexington & Concord were the first shots that started the revolution. British General Thomas Gage had sent 700 soldiers to destroy weapons that the colonists had stored in Concord but had failed. -
Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill was the first great battle of the Revolutionary War. It was fought near Boston where the British defeated the Americans. -
Appeal to Reason Rejected (aka: Olive BRanch Petition
The Olive BRanch Petition was written by John Dickinson. One of the many attempts to writing the petition was to pledge American loyalty to the Great Britain. -
Common Sense
“Common Sense” is a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine. The pamphlet was about American independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. It declared that all 13 colonies were an independent nation.
