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proclamation of 1763
there were no colonial settlement west of the applachian mountains the colonist decided to move west of the mountains violating the proclamation line. -
Sugar act of 1764
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the British Parliament of Great Britain in April of 1764. -
stamp act pf 1765
required colonist to purchase special stamped paper for ever legal document newspaper and license -
repeal of stamp act 1766
the year of 1766 parliament repealed the boycott on the stamp act in the same day they made its power clear they issued the declatory act -
1770 boston massacre
a fist fight breaks out over jobs a mob of guys taunted the guards which caused one of them to shoot starting a riot they made it seem like the british attacked the defenseless -
boston tea party of 1773
the parliament passed the tea act which was created to help struggling english tea companies but an incident occured later called the boston tea party which is when the indians dumped over 18,000 pounds of tea into the boston harbor -
intolerable acts of 1774
in 1774 parliament responded to the boston tea party by making the intolerable acts which shut down the boston harbor -
continental congress
was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies. It became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution -
lexington and concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County -
declaration of independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia -
battle of saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War -
battle of yorktown 1781
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia