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Treaty of Paris
This was a treaty that stated France had to give up all of its territories in North America -
The Proclamation Act
The Proclamation Act was made after the British victory over France stating peace after the seven year war. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act said that taxes were to be paid per gallon of foreign mollasses. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress took place in New York in 1765. The colonists said that no taxation can be given without representation. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act said that local governments had to provide soldiers with any housing necessities needed. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliment. It required all American colonists to pay a tax on any printed paper they used. -
Declatory Act
Parliment finalises the repeal of the stamp act. but declares the right to tax colonies -
Stamp Act Repealed
The Stamp Act was repealed shortly after the congress passed it only a year later in 1766. It was called because boycott was pulled by the Americans who protested the act. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed by representatives to have independence from England. -
Townshend Acts
The act was issued by Charles Townshend, so the British could raise revenue and pay fro their army. Taxes was placed on tea, glass, paint and paper. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occured between Patriots'. They threw snoballs, stones and sticks to inforce the tax burden. -
Tea Act
This was an act of the Parliment of Great Britian. The objective was to get rid of the massive amount of tea that the British used to help the companies survive. -
Committee of Correspondence
The committee of correspondence were governments organized by the leaders of the Thirteen Colonies. They coordinated their responces to Britian and shared their plans. -
Boston Tea Pary
The Boston Tea party was a destroyment of an entire shipment of tea that was sent from the East India company. The tea was thrown into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts was a name given by American Patriots' for a series of punative laws that were passed by the British Parliment. -
First Contential Congress
The First Contential Congress was a meeting fo delegtates from 12 out of 13 colonies. The only colony that didn't send delegates was Georgia. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a declaration that imposed taxes on British colonists without formal consent. -
Lexington and Concord
Soldiers were set out to Lexington and Concord to find the leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock. They were also find gunpowder. -
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place in Massachusetts. It was the British versus the Americans. -
Appeal to Reason Rejected
This is also known as the Olive BRanch Petition written by John Dickenson. This was used to pledge American loyalty to great britian. -
Common Sense
This was a book published by Thomas Paine that inspired the Thirteen Colonies to fight for Independence.
