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Proclamation of 1763
Prohibited settlement west of the Applachian Mountains; was created to reduce conflict between the Native Americans and the British. -
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Events Leading to The Declaration of Independence
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Sugar Act
An act that lowered the taxes on the molasses the colonists imported. -
Stamp Act
An act that taxed nearly all printed materials. -
Stamp Act Congress Meeting
Delegates from nine colonies met in New York at the Stamp Act Congress in order to send a statement saying that only the colonial assemblies could tax the colonists. -
Stamp Act Repeal
The Stamp Act was repealed. -
Declaratory Act Passed
An act that stated that the British government still had absolute power over the colonies. -
Townshend Acts Passed
Taxed imports like glass, tea, and paper before it entered the colonies. -
Troops Arrive in Boston
After British officials sent word that the colonists were on the brink of rebellion, British troops began arriving in Boston. -
Boston Massacre
After a mob began attcking the British soldiers, they defended themselves and killed five colonists. -
Tea Act Passed
After the British East India Company began to fall, an act that controlled tea and made it less expenisive for the colonists was passed. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists, dressed as Indians at Midnight, threw 342 chests of tea overboard three ships. -
Intolerable Acts Passed
Acts that were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party (Coercive and Quebec Acts). -
Continental Congress Meets
Representitives from twelve out of thirteen colonies met to call a repeal on the acts, and challenge British authority. -
The British Are Coming
Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn the militias that the British were coming; this resulted in the Battle at Concord. -
2nd Continental Congress Meeting
The Second Continental Congress met, and Ticonderoga surrendered. -
The Battle at Bunker Hill
British, although they lost many men, won against William Prescott and his men at Bunker Hill. -
"Common Sense" Published
Thomas Paine published his book "Common Sense". -
Washington's Men
Washington led his troops into Boston, believeing they were ready to fight, but the soldiers had already sailed away. -
Richard Lee's Proposal
Richard Lee declared that America should be completely free from Britain. -
The Vote For Independence
The Second Continental Congress voted in favor of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was approved and 56 delegates signed (John Hancock was the first).
