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Treaty of Paris
France gave all the land East of Mississippi to Britain. -
Proclamation Act
King George said that there were supposed to be no settlements past the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
It was an act to stop taxes against unnecessary everyday objects. -
The Stamp Act
The colonists again had to pay taxes on unnecessary things like paper, cigarettes, and stamps. -
The Quartering Act
People were forced by the King to house British soldiers in need of a place to stay. -
The Stamp Act Repealed
The King took back the Stamp Act, because it was too much money. -
The Stamp Act Congress
A congress held by representatives from all 13 colonies to come up with reasons that the King had no right to tax them. -
The Declaratory Act
Repealed the stamp act and lessened the Sugar Act. -
Townshend Act
Taxed the unnecessary items like paper, glass, lead, and paints. -
Boston Massacre
It wasn't really a massacre, but more of a riot control, and only five colonists were killed. -
Committee of Correspondence
It was a shadow government lead by the patriot leaders. -
Tea Act
It was taxes on tea, but it was the final straw for the colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up as indians and dumped 1 million dollars of tea into the boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The king closed off the Boston Harbor and punished boston severly. -
1st continental congress
It was a meeting with delegates from the 13 colonies, early in the war. -
Lexington & Concord
The first 2 battle of the AMerican Revolution. -
Bunker Hill
A battle fought in Boston on Breed's Hill. -
Olive Branch Petition
A treaty sent to the King to stop the war and he rejected it. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to try to get the Americans to stand up and fight for their country. -
Decleration of Rights
A documents the states the given rights of men. -
Declaration of Independence
It is a documnet that gave the US their independence from Britain.