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Proclomation of 1763
The proclomation of 1763 was issued by king george III to end the french and indian war. It said that the colonist could not settle past the appalatian mountains. -
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Sugar act
Tax collected in england on colonial exports like sugar, molasses, wine and whale fins… also provided harsh punishments for smugglers. -
The stamp act
Tax collected in america on legal and commercial documents.
were used on paper and legal documents -
Quartering act
The quartering act required the colonist to proide british soldiers with shelter and supplies -
Stamp act congress
First meeting of the colonies to consider acting together to protest policies of the British government. -
Declaritory act
Cancels the stamp act and parliament had supreme authority to rule the colonies -
Townshed act
Indirect taxes on paper glass lead paint and tea.
colonies did not like it and started boycotting -
Writs of assistance
The writs of assistance is a document that allowed brittiish officers to search homes, shops, and warehouses in order to find smuggled goods -
Boston massacre
The boston massacre was when brittish soldiers killed 6 innocent colonial citizens, It outraged the colonies. -
The tea act
The tea act was the final straw for the british and sparked the revoltion of the biston tea party. -
Boston tea party
In 1773 colonist from boston threw millions of dollars worth f tea into the boston harbor, proteting the taxation on tea -
The intolorable acts
The intolerable acts were a series of acts that and was a result of the boston tea party to keep the colonies in order. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle of the american revoloution and the start of The colonist revolt. -
The second contenental congress meets
The second continental congress met in Philidelphia and apointed George Washington as the leader of the Contenental Army -
Decleration of Independance
This is when the most well known americans wrote and signed the decleration of indipendance.
