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Boston Massacre
5 troops got killed it is also referred to as the "bloody Massacre" -
French and Indian war
The french and Indian war was fought from 1754-1763 between the British and french in North America. The treaty of Paris 1763 ended this war. -
Proclamation line
forbid the American colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains -
Quartering Act
This was the act that allowed troops to stay in your house without asking. You had to feed them and make sure they some where to sleep. -
Declaratory Act
This act declared England's authority to make laws for the colony. -
Stamp Act
The first direct tax on the colonists -
Boston Tea Party
Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians and protest the British Tea Act by dumping crates of the tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Committee of Correspond
Network of Individuals that kept people informed throughout the colonies; created after Boston Massacre -
Tea Act
gave a monopoly on tea sales to the East India Company. -
Intolerable or Coercive Acts
Boston is punished for their part in the Boston Tea Party. Closed Boston Harbor; closed their government offices and led to the First Continental Congress -
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January 1, 1774-January 1, 1800
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Shot heard around the world
Its considered by many that started the American Revolution -
Common Sense
an instant best seller and pushes the colonies closer to independence -
Declaration of Independence
This declared our independence for the united states -
Townshend Acts
this series of acts taxed items like tea, paper, and glass
