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1. Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War between France and Great Britain. France was forced to give up its territories in North America east of the Mississippi. -
2. Proclamation Act
The Proclamation Act was issued by King George III of Britain. He declared that colonial settlement was prohibited west of the Appalachian divide. -
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3. Committee of Correspondence
The Committee of Correspondence was composed of Patriots. The goal of the Commitee of Correspondence was the protect against the British. -
4. The Sugar Act
A tax on sugar, coffee, indigo, and some wines. One of the first times colonists wanted a say in how they were taxed. -
5. The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required all American colonists to pay a tax on all printed paper used. This included things such as newspapers, licenses, and even playing cards. -
6. The Quartering Act
This required the colonies to house and feed British soldiers. -
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7. Stamp Act Congress
The colonies met to decide what to do about the British taxation. They wanted to have a unified protest against it. -
8. Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act of 1766 declared that the British Parliament's taxing authority had control over America's taxes. Great Britain did this to assert its power over the colonists "in all cases whatsoever." -
9. Stamp Act Repealed
After many months of protest, the stamp act was repealed. -
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10. Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was passed by the British Parliament in a series of four acts. Named after Charles Townshend, the acts included taxes on lead, glass, paint, etc. -
11. Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between patriot members, sparked from the taxes of the Townshend Acts. Five colonists were killed by the British. -
12. Tea Act
The Tea Act of 1773 was made to reduce the abundance of tea from the British East India Company. The company was struggling financially, so tea was taken to the colonies and sold at a cheap price. -
13. Boston Tea Party
As a protest against taxes, the Boston Tea Party was an act by the colonists. About 200 men marched where the East India Company's teas was and dumped the tea into the water. -
14. Intolerable Acts
Series of laws the British government passed to punish the American colonies for the Boston Tea Party. -
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15. First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates where they talked about their situation with Britain and the intolerable act. 12 out of 13 delegates where there, Georgia wasn't. -
16. Declaration of Rights and Grievances
First continental congress meeting. Their reactions to the intolerable acts. -
17. Lexington & Concord
British soldiers planed to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington then move onto Concord to get gunpowder. Word got out that the British were coming and the minutemen were put in to defend the colonies. -
18. Bunker Hill
Early battle of the American Revilutionary War. -
19. Appeal to Reason Rejected (Olive Branch Petition)
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Continental Congress and written by John Dickinson. It was written directly for King George III to fix the rough patches between America and Great Britain. -
20. Common Sense
It was writen by Thomas Pain. It explained why the colonies needed independance from Britain, in simple language so the colonists had an easy time understanding it. -
21. Declaration of Independence
A document where the 13 colonies refer to themselves as their own nation. It was mainly writen by Thomas Jefferson.
