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End of French and Indian War
February 10th 1763 was when the Treaty of Paris was signed, but the fighting continued several months later. It was also called the ‘Seven Year War’. -
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Pre-American Revolution
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Sugar Act
Put extra taxes on sugar, tea, coffee, and wine. -
Currency Act
Used to regulate paper monies to the colony -
Stamp Act
Was passed in Parliament March 22nd, and was used to gain extra money from taxes for the damage of the French and Indian war. Stated all documents must contain a certain stamp to be legal. -
Townshend Act
Put new taxes on items and lasted for three years. -
Boston Massacre
A mob of colonists taunted british soldiers and the soldiers then opened fire. Killed 2 right away, injured 8, and 2 of the 8 died later. -
Tea Act
Extra taxes on tea, and was what caused the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists in the Boston Harbor dumped 324 chest of tea into the Harbor as protest to the Tea Act. -
Enforcement Acts
Also called Intolerable Acts and Coercive Acts, made the colonists sell its tea through London where taxes and duties were required. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting held with twelve of the colonies about how Britain was treating them. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Common Sense was a document created by Thomas Paine as a way for colonists to realize that the colonies should be independent. -
Declaration of Independence
A documented statement of the 13 colonies intentions of freedom and independence. This day is now known as Independence Day, or the Fourth of July.
