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Treaty of Paris
Ending the French and Indian War -
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Events that led to the revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
King George III signs the proclamation which will prohibit all settlement west of the appalachians. -
Stamp Act
Act placed attacks on printed items and the colonies. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament had the right to tax on anything and made decisions for every colonists "IN ALL CASES." -
Townshend Acts
This act applied new taxes on imported goods such as tea, paper, and led. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers who killed crispus atticks and five other colonists. -
Tea Act
This was to keep the british east india company from going out of business. It also let the company to sell direct through the shoekeepers at a lower price. -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. -
Intolerable Acts
This act violated the colonists rights, This band town meetings, force colonists to keep soldiers in their house, kept food and supplies from being delivered to boston. -
First Continental Congress
55 delegates met in Philadelphia with Britain to talk about issues and problems. they asked to repeal 13 acts. -
Midnight Ride: Revere, Chesswell, Dawes
They warned Samuel Adams, John Hancock and the militiamen "The British are coming!" -
Lexington and Concord
At Lexington 70 militiamen were there to distract the redcoats from coming to Concord. Meanwhile at Concord they were trying to move all the weapons away. -
2nd Continental Congress
The delegates met for the first time declaring independence from Britain
