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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III after England defeated France and got Frence territory. It said you couldnt settle past a line that was drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar act of 1764
act passed by the parliment of England taxing molasses. They were doing to improve revaune of the kingdom (England) -
Stamp Act of 1765
It was an act were it required printing materials in the colonies to be prodced on stamped paper that was produced in England -
Quartering Act of 1765
The act stated that the army of Great Britian would be staying in peoples homes, barns, outhouses, etc.. Then the colonials houseing them would have to pay for there expenses. -
Stamp Act congress
The Stamp Act congress was a meeting with representatives of the British colonies to discuss how they were going to protest against these British taxes -
Declaratory Act
The Act was that repealed the Stamp Act also it stated that Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain -
Townshead Act
The purpose of the act was to raise money in the colonies to pay salaries of judges and governers so they could become independent of the colonies, so they could punish New York for not complying with the Quartering Act. -
Boston Massacre
When British Soldiers killed 5 men and injuried 6 for having a riot becuase they lost there jobs and they are blaming it on the soldiers. It was the last straw for people and wanted to start a revolution now. -
Tea Act 1773
The Tea act made the colonist buy the surplus tea in the warehouse's of london. This tea was more money than the tea that they had coming in. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a political protest by the Sons of liberty against the tax of tea that the British government controlled going into the colonies -
Coercive Act of 1774
This act was just a name to describe the seris of laws passed by Britian, it was a reaction to the Boston Tea Party. The laws passed were Boston port act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, Quebec Act -
Quebec Act
An Act that set procedures of governace in the province of Quebec. The Act made the province bigger going into indian territory. -
1st constinental congress
It was a meeting of delagates from twelve British North American colonies met early in the American Revolution. They called the meeting in response to the coercive acts. -
battles of Lexington and Concord
It was the first military fight of the American Revolution. The battles were fought within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge, near Boston. -
2nd continental congress
The congress met to manage the colonial war effort and to move towards independence. They also later come up with the Declaration of Independence and the Congress of the confedoration. -
Olive Branch Petiton
It was written by the Contenintal congress in an attempet not to have a full war with them. It affirmed our loyalty to Britian and entreated the king to prevent further conflict. It was rejected by they were already traitors. -
Declaration of independence
A document which announced themselves (the colonies) indepentant from Great Britains rule. It was signed by many representitaves of the colonies.
