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treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian war between great Britain and France. in terms of the treaty, France gave upall its territories in mainland North America. -
proclamation act
Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War -
sugar act
a revenue raising act -
stamp act
paying taxes -
the quartering act
that troops could only be quartered in a barracks or public housing -
stamp act congress
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stamp act repealed
after months of protest parliament voted to repeal he stamp act -
declaratory act
Britains parliament was the same as it was in america -
Townshend act
acts to give the British the ability to exert authority over the colonies -
boston massacre
the Incident on King Street by the British -
committee of correspondence
railed colonial opposition against British policy -
tea act
an act to save british east India company and under cut the price of illegal tea -
Boston tea party
a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston -
intolerable acts
a series of acts taking away the rights of the people in Massachusetts -
1st continental congress
a meeting of delegates from 12 of 13 colonies -
declaration of rights and grievance
it declares that taxes imposed on the colonists without there formal consent were unconstitutional -
lexington and concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
bunker hill
a battle during the siege of Boston -
appeal to reason and reject
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common sense
was a pamphlet written by thomas paine -
declaration of independence
when america declared independence from great Britain