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Treaty of Paris 1763
Eliminated France as a colonial power in North America. Ended French and Indian war established territory for European powers. -
Proclamation of 1763
Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains due to fear that the Indians would attack. -
Sugar Act of 1764
First law ever passed that raised tax revenue in the colonies for the crown. -
Stamp Act
Mandated the use of stamped paper or the affixing of stamps, certifying payment of tax. -
Quartering Act of 1765
Required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops. -
Stamp Act Congress of 1765
Brought together 27 distinguished delegates from nine colonies. Drew up a statement of their rights and grievances. -
Declaratory Act of 1766
Reaffirmed parliament’s right “to bind” the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.” -
Townshend Acts 1767
A series of British acts named after Charles Townshend. -
Boston Massacre of 1770
A clash that resulted in troops opening fire and killed or wounded eleven citizens. -
Boston tea party 1773
Disguised Indians boarded docked ships and destroyed and dumped the tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable acts 1774
Sept away most of the rights of colonial Massachusetts. -
Quebec Act 1774
Gave French Canadians complete religious freedom and restored French form of civically laws. -
First Continental Congress 1774
A meeting to consider ways of redressing colonial grievances. -
Lexington and Concord 1775
Troops were to seize stores of colonial gunpowder and bag the rebel ringleaders. -
Second Continental Congress 1775
All 13 colonies were represented and new appeals were drafted to the British people and king. -
Olive branch petition 1775
Professed American loyalty to the crown and begging the king to prevent hostilities. Was rejected by the king. -
Common Sense 1776
One of the most influential pamphlets every written. Written by Thomas Paine advocation for independence from Great Britain to the people of the thirteen colonies. -
Declaration of Independence 1776
Official act declaring independence from British rule. -
Trenton
Washington recrossed the Delaware River and captured thousands of Hessians. -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
British granted generous boundaries stretching to the Mississippi on the west, the Great Lakes on the north, and Spanish Florida on the south.
