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Treaty of Paris 1763
British Imposition The treaty ended the war between the French and the Indians. It also ended the Great Britain and France war. -
Proclamation Act
It means King George was practically telling everyone what amount of land he owned. -
Sugar Act of 1764
British Imposition The British had imposed taxes on sugar in 1764. -
Stamp Act 1765
It' where the British parliament made people put stamps on documents. -
Quartering Act
This makes the colonies citizens allow soldiers to sleep in their house's, and provide food for them. -
Stamp Act Congress
This was a meeting between some of the citizens in New York city, that have been elected to represent their colony. -
Stamp Act Repealed
This is when there was no more Stamp Act in place. -
Declaratory Act
It was an act that lessened the sugar act, and accompanied the stamp act. -
Townshend Act
It was a series of acts. It was named after Charles Townshend. -
Boston Massacre
British killed five colonists, because the colonists were acting out due to so many taxes. -
Committee of Correspondence
They were shadow governments organized by the Patriot Leaders. -
Tea Act
The act was reducing the amount of tea the British were holding. -
Boston Tea Party
It was where citizens in Boston threw tea off of a boat destroying the goods. -
1st Continental Congress
This was a meeting between 12 representatives out of the 13 colonies. -
Intolerable Acts
It was meant to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievance
It was a document saying that taxes that were not already in place were unconstitutional. -
Lexington and Concord
British troops were ordered to seize all weapons from the militia. -
Bunker Hill
It was the first great battle of the revolutionary war -
Olive Branch Petition
It was a letter to King George to avoid war. -
Common Sense
It was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. Telling people how we can be independent from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
This is a document which states our independence from Great Britain.