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Treaty of Paris 1763
This treaty ended a seven years war between France and Great Britain. -
Proclamation Act
The proclamation act was a proclamation, used to keep the Indians from becoming discontent or angry because of intruders on their land. -
The Sugar Act
The colony is required to pay a tax for importing sugar or molasses. -
Quartering Act
This act forced the colonist to house British soldiers. -
Stamp Act
This was an act passed by the parliament of Britain. This put a tax on every piece of paper the colonies printed out. -
Stamp Act Congress
This was a meeting held by the Americans In New York City. It was the first meeting that had elected representatives. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
This was a written document by the stamp act congress. It states that taxes forced on British colonist were unconstitutional. -
Stamp Act Repealed
The Stamp Act was repealed by Parliament. -
Declaratory Act
This was an act that stated the British taxing authority is the same in America as it is in Britain. -
The Townshend Act
This was a series of acts passed by the British to the Colonies. -
Boston Massacre
This was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers. -
Tea Act
This act raised revenue from the colony and also helped out East India, which was important to the British. -
Boston Tea Party
The colony dumped 342 chests of tea overboard. This was a protest against taxation. -
The Intolerable Acts
This was a Law passed by the British to punish the Americans because of the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Continental Congress
This was a meeting between twelve of the colonies in Philadelphia.
This meeting was from September 5th to October 26th. -
Lexington and Concord
This is the battle that started the American Revolutionary War. British soldiers marched to concord when Paul Revere alarmed the colony of the British. -
Bunker Hill
The battle of the bunker hills was fought in Massachusetts. The American lost the battle to the British. -
Appeal to Reason Rejected
A petition written by John Dickinson to show that the colony was unhappy with their policies. -
Common Sense
This is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine suggesting and supporting independence from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
This was a written document by Thomas Jefferson who declared independence from Great Britain.