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Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation banned passage of colonials across the Appalation Mountains. -
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American Revolution
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Sugar Act
This Act placed a tax on most sugars including sugar, molasses, wine and whale fins. This act also provided a harsh punishment for smugglers -
Stamp Act
This was the day the stamp act was passed which required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper used -
Boston Massacre
On this date during a American Mob 5 Americans were shot and killed -
Boston Tea Party
When a group of Bostonians boarded a British ship on overboarded tea -
Coercive Acts
Series of four acts established by Britain. Was thought to restore order in Massachusetts and punish participants of the tea party.
Includes: Boston Port Act, The Massachusetts Government Act, The Administation of Justice Act, and The Quatering act -
First Continental Congress meet
Called in response to the intolerable acts. They planed ideas such as boycott, rights and grievances, they also wrote a petition for a resoultion of those grievances. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The Battle of Lexington Concord is the first battle of the American Revoultionary war, during which people like Paul Revere rode to warn the militiamen of the incomming troops -
Second Continental Congress
This one unlike the first was organized to discuss the war effort.
Established the Continental Army.
Also during this the Congress discussed eventually independance from Britain and eventually on July 4 1776 Declared Independance from Britain in the Declaration of Independance -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
In this battle fewer than 100 miltiamen commanded by Ethan Allen Ambushed a bristish camp at Fort Ticonderoga capturing it. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British attacked a group of about 1000 militiamen at Breed's hill and won. -
"Common Sense"
Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense" was published on the 15 of January 1776. This Book helped urge colonist to Declare Independance and is ultimately important in the American Revoultion -
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Document drafted in 1776 to declare the inherent rights of men. This includes the rights to reform or abolish inadequate governments -
Battle of Fort Moultrie
Sir Peter Parker attacked an incomplete British fort on Sullivan's Island. Charleston was therefore saved from British Occupation and fort was named in honor of its commander, Colonel. William Moultrie -
Declaration Of Independence
This Document held the Idea that the thirteen colonies were independent of Great Britain
