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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Year's War. Britain receives all land east of the Mississippi River. Spain maintains territory west of the Mississippi, but exchanges East and West Florida for Cuba. France surrenders nearly all mainland North American possessions, except New Orleans, in order to keep the Caribbean Islands. -
Proclamation
The Prolamation Line ordered colonists to stop setteling in lands west of the Appalaction Mountains, Which had been set aside for American Indians. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act 1765, was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America.The colonosist had to pay an extra amount of money in order to buy stamps -
Quartering Act
This act requires public funds from the colonists' to be used to support British troops stationed to enforce the Proclamation of 1763. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, called the Boston Riot by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence Established were committees of correspondence were bodies organized by the local governments of the Thirteen Colonies, during the American Revolution for the purposes of coordinating written communication outside of the colony. -
Boston Tea Party
In protest of the Tea Act, a group of colonists let by the Sons of Liberty dress as Native Americans and board British ships and throw British tea overboard. -
Intolerable Acts
British Parliament passed a series of laws for the colonies to pay taxes on many goods. The parliament wanted money from the colonists to help pay for the 7 year war debt that they had accumulated. The Intolerable Acts triggered outrage which lead to the developments and growth of the American Revolution. -
First Continental Congress
Leaders from all the colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia. Delegates hoped for a peaceful solution to their problems with Great Britian. The Congress sent a petition, or a signed request, to King George the third. -
Second Continental Congress
The british government continued to refuse to compromise its colonial policies.The shot around the world was the start of the revolution -
Common Sense
Paine criticizes the idea of reconciliation with Britain and argues why the Colonies should gain independence. -
Townshend Act
Parliament passes the last of four acts, together known as the Townshend Acts. Paper, glass, and tea are among the items that are taxed and must be imported from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
Not everyone wanted to be independent; those that did tried to convince them to. They nominated George Washington to lend the army. They try to get help form the French and Spain. Also try to get a government and Army. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty document was signed at the Hôtel de York by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay (representing the United States) and David Hartley (a member of British Parliament representing the British Monarch, King George III).