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Treaty of Paris
A treaty that ended the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War. -
Proclamation Act
Britain stated no one could settle beyond a certain point after gaining French territory after the French and Indian War. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was an act that was passed by British Parliament putting a tax on sugar and molasses for the colonists. -
The Stamp Act
It was an act that required colonists to use certain stamped paper for all printed materials. -
The Quartering Act
It was an act that required the colonists to host British soldiers in their home and serve them. -
Stamp Act Congress
A meeting held in New York City to decide what to do in the colonies about the Stamp Act that was going to be put into effect on November 1st. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
It was a document that was written by the Stamp Act Congress stating that any taxes given to British colonists without consent was unconstitutional. -
Stamp Act Repealed
The Stamp Act is repealed by British Parliament after months of the American colonies protesting the tax on paper that is used to print documents. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament states that they have the same authority over the American colonies and the people in Britain. -
Townshend Act
It is a series of acts that were proposed for the American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed people from a mob that were protesting against Great Britain. -
Committee of Correspondence
A way that colonists used to communicate between the 13 colonies; each colony had one person to do the communicating. -
Tea Act
It made the British East India Tea Company money from the American colonists that lead to the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists in Massachusetts boarded a ship and destroyed the whole shipment of tea in response to the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
Acts passed by British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colony from the Boston Tea Party. It took away their self-government and other rights. -
1st Continental Congress
A meeting with twelve delegates from the colonies to decide what to do about the Intolerable Acts. They considered boycotting British goods. -
Lexington and Concord
These were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. The American colonists won. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle during the Revolutionary War on Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill. The British won the battle but had a greater number of casualties than the Americans which caused them to rethink their battle plan, making it easier for the American colonists. -
Olive Branch Petition
It was a petition that was adopted at the Second Continental Congress and was the last effort to avoid war with Britain. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine writes a pamphlet that explains his reasons for why the American colonies should have independence from the British. -
Declaration of Independence
The document that was written by Thomas Jefferson that states that the thirteen colonies are now independent states that are free from British rule.