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End of the French and Idian war
On February 10, 1763 the people of England and the people of France signed the Treaty of Paris which ended the nine year old war, but fighting continued from these two rivals just a few months after the signing. -
The Boston Mssacre
A squad of British soilders, let loose a volley of shots. Three people were killed right after being shot and two died later later due to their wounds. The British officer in charge, Capt. Thomas Preston, was arrested afterwords for manslaughter, and eight of his men were also arrested for the same thing. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, in late hours, the colonists rebelled against the British Parliament's Tea Act (1773). Before the rebellion three ships cam into the Boston harbor, the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver. The colonists demanded their tea be given back to England, but the Governor, Thomas Hutchinson, refused. Samuel Adams then took it upon himself to get a group from some of his men in his resistance group, The Sons of Liberty and dumped about $18,000.00 worth of tea into the harbor. -
The Coercive Acts (or Intolerable Acts) of 1774
After the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773, and other destruction of British caused by American colonists, the British Parliament enacted the Coersive, or Intolerable, Acts on March 28, 1774.
The Coercive Acts were a collection of four acts made by the British Government. These acts were mainly created to get Massachusettes back in order and punish the Boston Tea Party members. -
The Coercive Acts (or Intolerable Acts) of 1774 Continued.
The Coersive acts were a collection of the following:
- The Boston Port Act, Boston was closed off untill all damages were paid and fixed.- The Massachusettes Government Act, restricted Massachusettes, Democratic meetings, and Governer's council
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Second Continental Congress
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Declaration of Independance
The Declaration or Independance is adopted by the second continential congress.