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Royal Proclamation of 1763
An act put into place by King George III that stated no one could settle past the Appalachian Moutains. -
Stamp Act of 1765
An act that the parliament passed that put a taxe on the paper that was required to print upon. -
Townshend Taxes and the Boston Massacre
A set of taxes put in place by the british in which many household good such as sugar. It was made to increase profit on taxes in the colonies. These Taxes were the cause of the boston massacre. The Boston massacre was when colonists were protesting in Boston and British Red Coats open fired and killed 5 people. -
The Boston Tea Party
A destruction of british goods put on by the colonists. This was when colonistes dressed up as mohawk indians and went to the harbor and poored out all the british tea in response to the non-repeal of the tea acts. -
The Intolerable Acts
A set of laws put in place as a sort of punishment for the Boston Tea Party. The acts stripped Massachusetts of self-government and historic rights. This was a key part to the start of the revolution. -
The First Continental Congress
A consul of 12 delegates that determined a what to do about recent oppressions in the colony. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
These were the first acts of war in the American Revolution. The british tryed to sieze a weapons cache and the patriots set a trap the weapons were gone and the battle begun. -
Second Continental Congress
A group trying to form an army in the colonies to defend against the british. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle in the American Revolution that the patriots technically lost but showed they could go toe to toe with the british. This was when Vastly out numbered american troops held of 3 waves of a british invation. Famous quote "Don't shoot til' you see the whites of there eyes!" -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
A text written by Thomas Paine that any common man could read. It was put into easy terms so anyone could understand. It stated about all the british tyranny.
