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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a treaty that ended the French and Indian war. In the new world, the French and Great Britian were fighting over the Ohio River Valley to have more land. the french at the time owned Canada, while Great Britian owned the colonies. Both sides fought for 7 years and involved wars such as the battle of Quebec and Ft. Duquesne -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a document that prohibits any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains and requires those already setled in those regions to return east in an attempt to ease tensions with Native Americans. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act is passed by the English government to help pay war debt from the French and Indian War. It also disallows the import of foreign rum and French wines. This way they can get more money to their country. This was banned from the colonists. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act requires colonists to house British troops and supply them with food, water shleter and clothes. It could be found as 3rd amenment in the constitution which disallows soldiers coming in your home unless they have your premission. The colonists were angered by providing with the soldiers. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was all printed materials are taxed. They were taxed to pay war debt for the French and Indian War. The paper or whatever paper item was actually had a stamp on the item to show it was paid for. The reason why they were taxed because they wanted to pay for war debt. -
Townshend Revenue Acts
The Townshend Revenue Acts, taxed Items which include imports such as tea, glass, lead and paints. The act was named after Charles Townshend. It occured in the colonists and they needed money to pay for war debt. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a event that happened when British Soldiers fired at the colonists fatally killing 5 people. The colonists were reporting daring the british to fire ultimately taking there lives. This was important because it made the colonists them even more angry. There is a conspiracry theory saying the colonists attacked the colonists. -
Townstead Act Repealed
The Townstead Act was repealed. All duties on imports into the colonies are eliminated except for tea. Also, the Quartering Act is not renewed. This act was elimated because people have boycotted the itrems so britian was losing alot of money. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, a city in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the tax policy of the British government and the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies. On December 16, 1773, three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain,Colonists dressed up as natve americans and dumped gallons of tea into to the ocean. They were getting upset of being taxed so the colonists wanted to send a message. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first fighting of the American revolution. About 700 British soldiers, under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, were given orders to capture and destroy military supplies that were reportedly stored by the Massachusetts militia at Concord. This was sparked the American Revolution
