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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War or 7 years war between Great Britain and France -
Proclamation Act
King George III forbid all settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains after the 7 years war ended -
The Sugar Act
The sugar and Molasses act (1733) was about to expire so parliament passes a modified version. Under the Molasses Act everyone was required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon when importing foreign molasses. -
The Stamp Act
All American colonists were required to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
The Quartering Act
If there wasn't enough room for soldiers in barracks they stayed in the public's houses and inns. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
It declared that taxes imposed on British colonists without their formal consent were unconstitutional. -
Stamp Act Repealed
After months of protest Parliament voted to repeal the Stamp Act in March 1766. -
Declaratory Act
States that the British government had free and total power over the colonies. -
Townshend Act
It imposed import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea shipped to America and started protests among colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under attack by a mob. -
Committee of Correspondence
The Virginia House of Burgesses recommended that each colonial legislature appoint a standing committee for inter colonial correspondence. -
Tea Act
The main purpose was to bail out the East India company not to raise revenue from the colonies -
Boston Tea Party
"Three groups of fifty men dressed like Mohawk Indians and walked through the streets of Boston. Then someone blew a whistle. The men headed for the harbor and boarded the three ships with hatchets. They broke into 342 chests and threw all the tea overboard." [http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/bostteap.htm] -
Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts were harsh laws passed by British parliament meant to punish colonists for the Boston tea party and other protests -
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1st Continental Congress
Was a meeting made up of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies -
Lexington & Concord
After Lexington, the British marched to Concord. They went to search for weapons, but didn't find any. Even though the colonists didn't welcome them, not a lot happened in the city. -
Bunker Hill
early in the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. -
Olive Branch Petition
The petition declared the Colonies' loyalty to the King George III -
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Stamp Act Congress
It was a meeting held in New York City, with people from some British colonies in North America. Parliament had passed the Stamp Act, which required the use of stamped paper for legal documents, playing cards, calendars, newspapers and dice. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine published this saying his arguments in favor of American independence. -
Declaration of Independence
It announced that the thirteen American colonies were no longer under British rule.
