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Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1763 ended the French and Indian war the British colonies as the winner. it marked the end of France as a power in North America. the continent was then divided between Great Britain and Spain. -
The proclamation of Paris
was issued by King George to stop colonists from settling past the Appalachian mountains. he did this to keep peace with the Indians and keep the colonists on the coast -
Stamp Act 1765
was passed the same day the stamp act was repealed. it started that parliament had the right to tax and make decision for all British colonies in all cases -
Stamp Act 1765
Placed a tax on almost all printed materials in the colonies in the colonies. including newspapers, pamphlets, wills and playing cards. it taxed so many items that it affected almost everyone. -
Townsend acts 1767
These acts taxed imported goods and were to be paid at the port. things taxed included items the colonist had ti import like glass lead tea and paper. -
Boston massacre 1770
A fight broke out between boston colonist and british soldiers. the townspeople threw sticks and stones at the soldiers. a soldier was knocked down and then they open fired. crispus attucks and four other colonist were killed. -
Boston tea party 1773
in response to the tea act , Sam Adams and the boston sons of liberty dressed up like Indians sneaked onto the ships in the middle of the night and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. -
Tea Act 1773
Parliament passed the tea act to keep the british east india company from going out of business . it gave the east india company and advantage over colonial merchants and the colonist felt it was another attempt to control them . -
Continental Congress
the delegates drafted a statement of complains asking parliament to repeal 13 acts it had passed since 1763 that violated colonists rights . the delegates also voted to boycott all british goods, no british products could be brought into or cosumed in the colonies. and no colonial goods could be shipped to BRITAIN . ONE OF THE CONGRESS MOST IMPORTANT DECISION WAS TO BEGIN FORMING MILITIAS -
Midnight ride revere cheswell dawes 1775
Paul Revere Wentworth Cheswell and William Dawes were alerted when british soldiers were seen gathering in boston. they rode lexington to warn Samuel Adams John Hancock and the rest of the millitiamen that the british were coming -
Lexington and concord 1775
shot heard around the world the battles of lexington and concord were the firsts of american revolutionary war -
Second continental congress
Delegates discussed independence. They eventually decided to draft a declaration of independence and it was approved on july 4 1776 -
Intolerable Acts
parliament passed a series of laws called the intolerable acts that violated the colonists rights and English citizens . these laws closed boston harbor and kept food supplies from being delivered to boston. the laws also banned town meetings allowed british officers to be tried in oher colonies or britain when accused of crimes, and forced colonist to house or quarter soldiers in their own homes.
