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Proclamation of 1763
It was a charter that marked the Appalachian Mountains boundary and the colonists were not allowed to go past it.
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The Stamp Act
It was a way of raising money by placing a tax on every printed item.
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Townshend Acts
These acts placed taxes on imported goods like tea, glass and paper.
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Boston Massacre
It was a fight that broke out between the troops and colonists. After the colonists threw sticks and stones, the soldiers decided to shoot them. 5 people died.
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Tea Act
When the British placed a tax on tea
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Boston Tea Party
This event happened when Samuel Adams along with the Boston Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Declaratory Acts
These acts stated that Parliament had the right to make taxes and decisions for all British Colonies 'IN ALL CASES"
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Intolerable Acts
They acted as a punishment to Boston after the Boston Tea Party. They were laws that closed Boston harbor, stopped town meetings and allowed British officers to be tried in other colonies.
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1st Continental Congress
This was an act of governing the colonies with one governement. It also met because of the Coercive acts.
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2nd Continental Congress
It met after the starting of the American Revolutionary war and made the step of declaring American Independence from Britain.
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The Midnight Ride
It was when Paul Revere, William Dawes and Wentworth Cheswell went on horseback in the middle of the night to warn the residents that the British troops were marching towards Lexington and Concord.
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
They were the first battles of the American Revolution.
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Treaty of Paris
It was a treaty signed by King George III that marked the end of the American Revolutionary War
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