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Proclamation of 1763
Settlers could not go west of the appalachian mountains -
Stamp Act of 1765
created in 1765. all trade items had to have a stamp on them to prove that taxes were paid. -
Townshend Taxes
taxed the colonists on items such as paper, red and white lead, glass, paints, and tea shipped from england -
The Boston Tea Party
a group of people dressed up as indians and they threw 342 chests of tea into the boston harbor. it was 15000 pounds of tea. -
The Intolerable Acts
the british military took over bostons government -
The First Continental Congress
they decided to boycott all british goods. they would hold collected taxes until Massachusetts was back on a constitutional foundation. they began military preparation in case of any attack on boston. they would also imprison british officials if any colonial leaders were held. called the suffolk resolve -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
first battles of the American Revoultionary Wars. the british were trying to seize weapons at Concord and the local militias attacked -
Second Continental Congress
created the continental army lead by George Washington -
Battle of Bunker Hill
bloodiest battle of the war. 1000 british soldiers and 400 collinists were killed or injured. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
first document that asked for independence from britain -
Declaration of Independence
officially declared independence from Britain. written by thomas jefferson -
Battles of Saratoga
took place at reeman’s farm and bemis height. it was the turning point in the war because it gave france the confidence to help us -
Battle at Yorktown
the French came to the collonists aid and were the cause of the victory. this was the battle that led to the negotiations that ended the war. -
Treaty of Paris
britain ceded all land west of the appalachians to the mississippi river. british prime minister lord north resigned
