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Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Treaty of Paris ended the french and Indian War with the British colonies as the winners. It als ended France as a power in North America. http://www.treatyofpariscenter.org/treaty-of-paris-period -
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Steps to the Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
In the Proclamation of 1763, King George lll declared that the Appalation Mountains were temporary western boundary for the colonies. Even though it brought peace , the proclamation pf 1763 created friction, Proclamation of 1763 -
Stamp Act
On March 22, 1765, British Officials created the stamp act. The stamp act placed a tax on almost all printed materials in the colonies. Many things like, playing cards, had a stamp that meant you would have to pay tax. http://www.landofthebrave.info/stamp-act.htm -
Declaratory Act
After the stamp act was repealed, the british officials passed the Declaratory Act. The new law said that the Parliament had the right to tax and make descions for all of the colonies. http://www.landofthebrave.info/declaratory-act.htm -
Townshend Act
The parliament passed a set of laws known as the Townshend Act. The Townshend acts made a new set of taxes were applied to imported good anf paid at the port. Things like glass, tea, and paper were taxed. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts -
Boston Massacre
A fight broke out between colonist and soliders. The colonist threw anything that they cold find at the soliders. After one of the british soliders was down they began to shoot at the colonist. They killed 5 of the colonist and then called it the Boston Massacre http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/bostonmassacre.htm -
Tea Act
The Parliament passed the tea act, it allowed the company to sell directly to the shopkeepers instead of the merchants. The merchants were not getting any money and the colonist felt like they were being controled once again, so they began to boycott british goods. http://www.stamp-act-history.com/category/tea-act/ -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, the tea ships arrived at the Bostn Harbor. The Tea act made the colonist very mad at Britain, so the Sons of Liberty dressed up like Indians, sneaked into the ships and threw over 342 chests of tea. http://ronsplaces.blogspot.com/2014/07/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-boston.html -
Intolerable Acts
King George lll and the Parliament were told about the Boston Tea Party and they realized they were losing control of the colonies. They decided to punish Boston, so they made the Intolerable acts. They banned town meetings, allowed british soliders were tried differently than the colonist, and forced colonist to let soldiers into their homes. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Intolerable-Acts-Power
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1st Continental Congress
Colonial leaders realized that colonies needed to workn together to oppose British policies. All colonial leaders met in Philadelphia at the First Continental Congress to disscuss the problems they were facing with Britain. http://www.landofthebrave.info/continental-congress.htm -
Midnight Ride: Revere, Cheswell, Dawes
On April 18, 1775, A group of British soliders were seen by Boston. Paul Revere, Wentworth Cheswell, and William Dawes were alerted and rode to Lexigton to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock. http://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/paul-revere-ride.htm -
Lexington and Concord
When British soliders reached Lexington, there were 70 miliatiamen waiting for them ready to fight. When British troops reached Concord the gunpowder was moved and supplies was destroyed. When they reached Old North Bridge more militiamen were waiting. http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/LexCon.html -
2nd Continental Congress
The second continental congress managed the colonial war effort and kept on for indepenence. They then adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. http://www.historywiz.com/secondcontcongress.htm
