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treatry of paris
this treatry ended the french and indian war -
proclamtion of 1763
gave the british all of the french land in america -
stamp act
act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents -
declartory acts
which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the Sugar Act. -
townshend acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed, beginning in 1767, by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. -
boston massacre
"patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American colonies. -
boston tea party
a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, -
intolerable acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed in 1774 to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
1st contential congress
meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met -
2nd contential congress
meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met -
midnight ride
Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. -
lexington and concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War
