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1. Treaty of Paris
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2. Proclamation Act
It was issued by King George III. It forbade all settlement past the Appalachian Mountains. -
3. Sugar Act
The Colonists had to pay taxes on imported sugar. -
4. The Stamp Act
An act by the British Paarliament, by putting stamps on newspapers and legal documents. -
5. The Quartering Act
An act where the British parliament forces Colonist to house British soldiers. -
6. Stamp Congress Act
The first gathering of representatives from the colonies. -
7. Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Declared that taxes and Coloists without their consent was unconstitutional. -
8. Stamp Act Repealed
After months of protests and appeal of Benjamin Franklin, the Stamp Act was removed -
9. Declatory Act
Changed and dwindled the Sugar act -
10. Townshend Act
A series of acts passed by the parliament named after the Charles towsend. -
11. Boston Massacre
A street fight between a Patriot and British soldiers leading to several Colonists deaths. -
12. Committee of Correspondence
How governments organize the leaders of the 13 colonies. -
13. Boston Tea Party
A political protests by the sons of Liberty. -
14. Intolerable Acts
Laws that were used as punishment for the Boston Tea PArty. -
15. 1st Continental Congress
(Ends Oct. 26th, 1774)
A Meeting of delegates of 12 of the 13 colonists early in the Revolution. -
16. Lexington & Concord
The first military engagments of the war. -
17. Bunker Hill
A battle fought early in the war and was the origional objective of both the colonial and British troops. -
18. Appeal to Reason Rejected (a.k.a. Olive Branch Petition)
The final attempt to avoid a full on war. -
19. Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that inspired people to fight for independence. -
20. Declaration of Independence
A statment by the continental congress that anounces the 13 colonies that were newly independent .
