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Sugar Act
tax on sugar and molasses -
French and Indian War
The long fight between Britain and France -
Treaty of Paris 1763
ended war between Britain and and france -
Proclamation Line of 1763
forbade settlement across a line in the apps -
Stamp Act
tax on stamps from the British to the Americans. -
Declaratory Act
repeal of stamp act. -
Townshend Revenue Acts
taxes designed to collect money from colonists these taxes were on led, glass , paper, paint and tea. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shoot into an unarmed crowd and kill 5. -
The Tea Act
tax on tea by British to Americans. -
Boston Tea Party
sam Adams and the sons of liberty dressed up as Indians and threw 300+ cases of tea in the boston harbor -
Quartering act of 1774
american colonist have to feed and house British army men. -
Intolerable Acts
meant to punish Massachusetts for the boston tea party. -
First Continental Congress
delegate meeting of 12 colonies -
Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me death” speech
speech he made to the 2nd virginia convention -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
first fight of revolutionary war. -
Olive Branch Petition
Americans petition to tell Britain their rights and listen to Brits laws. -
Thomas Paine writes “Common Sense”
advocating independence from great brit. -
George Washington named Commander in Chief
leader of a revolutionary moment -
Second Continental Congress
moving towards independence. -
declaration of independence
american colonies proclaiming independence from Great Britan