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Treaty of Paris (1763)
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War, established territory for European powers. -
Proclamation of 1763
Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachians due to fear of Indian attacks. -
Sugar Act
Taxed foreign imported sugar, was lowered substantially to subdue the colonists’ anger. -
Stamp Act
Taxed all paper and stamp goods. -
Quartering Act
Required colonists to provide food and shelter to British soldiers that requested it. -
Stamp Act Congress
27 delegates from 9 colonies met in New York, and debated a rebuttal to the Stamp Act. Largely ignored by Parliament. -
Declaratory Act
Reestablished Parliament’s right to bind and control the colonies however they wanted and whenever they wanted. Caused colonists to be angry once again at Britain. -
Townshend Acts
A group of Acts that put light taxes on many products including paper, paint, tea and other goods. Colonists still disliked the tax, even though it raised nearly no revenue for Britain. -
Boston Massacre
Colonists and British soldiers fought in Boston, brought about anger and the start of a violent conflict -
The Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indians, snuck into Boston Harbor and threw every box of tea overboard into the sea. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of acts that tightened restrictions o pin the colonies, mainly onto Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. -
Quebec Act
Gave land in Canada to the remaining conquered French subjects, giving them rights like freedom of religion, which Americans felt wasn’t given to them. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting in Philadelphia to discuss action to the colonial issues. Twelve of the colonies attended with 55 delegates in total. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Congress to be called in the Americas, discussed ways to get Britain to soften up and release their grip, independence still wasn’t a concern. -
Lexington and Concord
Two early battles, in Lexington the British forces trampled the Americans, but were stopped at Concord and forced to retreat after attempting to seize gunpowder from the cities. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle where Americans seized a hill from the British, held strong with what little gunpowder they had, but were forced to retreat, still massacring the British forces. -
Publishing of Common Sense
Author Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet, known as Common Sense, which spurred a lot of colonists into action against the British -
Declaration of Independence
A formal declaration from the colonies to Britain stating their Independence. At this point, there was no turning back. -
Trenton
After Washington had retreated across the Delaware, he was ignored by the Hessians occupying the banks. He then slipped back across the day after Christmas, and while the Hessians were sleeping, captured thousands of them. -
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Britain formally recognized America as independent, and gave them territories in America stretching long distances.
