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French and Indian War.
British Won the War. But the war left the Britain in debt, and it started looking at America as a source of money. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British government banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains -
Sugar Act
parliament taxes sugar imported into the colonies. -
Stamp Act
The first direct tax on the American colonies, it taxes legal papers, magazines, newspapers, and other documents. All the money went back to the british monarcy. -
Quartering Act
Colonies are ordered to pay for British soldiers on their soil. -
Townshend Act
Parliament imposes taxes on many items imported into the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Large group of colonist surronded british troops. They opened fire killing five. -
Tea Act
Parliament makes the British East India Company the only company allowed to import tea into the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
a group of colonists dress as Indians, board British ships in Boston, and dump hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor. -
Coercive Acts
Angered by the Tea Party, in 1774, Parliament passes a series of laws. Also called the Intolerable Acts -
First Continental Congress
It meets in Philadelphia with every colony, except Georgia, sending delegates. -
Shot Heard Around The World
Americans and British troops open fire at Lexington and Concord. -
Second Continental Congress
It meets in Philadelphia. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes this short, highly popular book arguing for independence from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
Congress votes to adopt the declaration