-
1) Treaty Of Paris
Conflict signes by Great Britain, France, and Spain. The treaty ended the war. -
2) Proclamation Act
An act passed by King George to spilt the territories up with an imaginary line. -
3) The Sugar Act
Parliament which stated colony people pay taxes on foreign molasses. -
4) The Stamp Act
New tax law which made all American colonists pay taxes on every piece of printed paper they used. -
5) The Quartering Act
Act which stated troops could be quartered in barracks. If the barracks ran out of room, the troops were quartered in public houses or inns. -
6) Declaration of rights and Grievances
Document written by the Stamp Act Congress stating taxes on British colonists without consent was unconstituational. -
7) Declaratory Act
Accompanied the repeal of the stamp act and changed the sugar act. -
8) Stamp Act Repealed
The time when the British parliament repeals the Stamp Act. -
Period: to
9) Townshend Act
Series of 4 acts passed by the British parliament. -
10) Boston Massacre
British Army Soldiers killed 5 male civillians and injured 6 others. -
11) Committee of Correspondence
Virginia House of Burgesses stated each colonial legislature appoint a standing committee. -
12) Tea Act
Launched the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. Was not suppose to raise revenue in the colonies. -
13) Boston Tea Party
Political protest by the sons od liberty in Boston. They dumped all the tea in the harbor. -
14) Intolerable Acts
Act passes to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
Period: to
15) 1st Continental Congress
Meeting with all the colonies leader to talk about the next move against the British. -
16) Lexington and Concord
First military engagements of the Revolutionary war. -
17) Bunker HIll
Battle that took place early in the revolutionary war. The British defeated the Americians. -
18) Appeal to Reason Rejected
Final attempt to avoid a full-on war between the colonies. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine explaining to the people why they must fight against the king and British. -
Declaration Of Independence
Summary of the rights of the America. The "birth" of the colonies.
