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Treaty of Paris
The treaty ends the french and Indian war. -
Proclamation Act
Made after the territory was won from the French and Indian war. The Act forbid settling bast the line of the Appalachian mountains. -
The Sugar Act
The act lessen the amount taxed on molasses from 6 pence to 3 pence. But it did add a tax to foreign imports like sugar, wine, and coffee. The Act also regulated the exports iron and lumbar. -
The Stamp Act
This act imposed a tax on all paper legal documents, playing cards, calendars and dice. -
Quartering Act
This act required the colonists to house and feed British soldiers in the area. -
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances
This is a document passed by the stamp act congress that says it is unconstitutional to tax without asking to colonies. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act of Congress was the first meeting of elected individuals to talk about the stamp act. -
Declaratory Act
A group of acts to help Britain. -
Stamp Act Repealed
Parliament repeals the stamp act. -
Townshend Act
This act imposed taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Was a shooting in Boston caused by a mob in which the British soldiers killed 5 colonists. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was supposed to decrease the amount of Tea in British warehouses to help their economy. This would also try to encourage the colonist to buy their tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a revolt were the colonists threw crates of British tea into the ocean. -
Intolerable Acts
They were harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774, and they punish the American colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other protests. -
1st Continental Congress
It was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies. These meetings happened at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and they were responding about the intolerable acts at the time. -
Lexington & Concord
Lexington and concord Marked the start of the revolutionary war. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex county, in the towns of Lexington and Concord. -
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker hill was fought on June 17, 1775, in the early stages of the War against Britain. The battle is named after Bunker Hill, which was primarily involved in the battle. -
Appeal to Reason Rejected (aka: Olive Branch Petition)
A petition sighed to show loyalty to Britain, and to avoid war. -
Common Sense
It was a Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76. It supported independence from Great Britain to the people of the Thirteen colonies. Paine made political arguments to sway the people in the Colonies to fight for government. -
Committee of Correspondence
It was a Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76. It advocated independence from Great Britain to the people of the Thirteen colonies. Paine made political arguments to encourage the people in the Colonies to fight for government. -
Declaration of Independence
This was the statement that finally separated the 13 colonies from the British rule.
