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Treaty of Paris
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The Proclamation of 1763
King George signed this Proclamation to prohibit colonists from settling west of the Appalachain mountains. He also wanted to keep them from leaving coast. http://storto8thgrade.wikispaces.com/The+Proclamation+of+1763 -
Stamp Act
It was the first tax on the colonies to help with the debt, and it made colonists have to pay for all printed items. pinterest.com -
The Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was approved right after Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. It said that Parliament had a right to make choices and raise taxes for all the colonies.
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The Townshend Acts
These taxes applied to all imported goods, so you had to pay a tax for items like glass, paper, lead, and tea. Colonists boycotted these goods and learned economic independence.
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Boston Massacre
5 colonists were killed in a fight between colonists and the soldiers. The colonists exageratted the afair and claimed it to be a massacre, and afterwards more and more people boycotted the British goods. Parliament repealed all the Townshend acts except the tea act.
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Tea Act
This act allowed the British East India company to skip selling to the merchants and just sell their tea directly to shopkeepers at a low price. Colonial merchants lost money and went into boycott agaisnt the goods.
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The Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty snuck onto ships bringing in tea to the harbor and, dressed as Indians, dumped 342 chest of tea into the water.
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The Intolerable Acts
This was a series of Acts passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. These acts took away some of the colonist's rights. They said Boston Harbor was closed, banned town meetings, allowed officers to have rigged trials when accused of crime, and forced colonists to
quarter soldiers in their homes.
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1st Continental Congress
Delegates from almost every colony met to discuss problems with Britain. There they drafted a complaint asking Parliament to repeal all the unfair acts.
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The Midnight Ride
Patriots learned of a group of British redocats gathering in Boston. Men such as Paul Revere and Wentworth Cheswell, and William Dawes rode to Lexington to warn the militiamen that they were coming.
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Lexington and Concord
The shot heard around the world are fired here. These are the first battles of the Revolution.
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2nd Continental Congress
In Philadelphia the Congress met, and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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