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townshend acts
a law passed that stated the colonies could not make their their own rules because they are not a seprate coutry -
Proclamation of 1763
Ended French and Indian war and marked the appalachian mountains as the new western boudary -
stamp act
taxed all paper or thing made of paper. -
declatory act
is when they declared their independence -
Boston Massacre
A street fight that the colonists started by throwing rocks and stones at soliders. One of the the soliders got hit in the head and passed out. The other soliders thought he was shot and that's when they started firing. They killed 5 men. -
Tea Act
last straw for the colonists and sparked revolution. More taxes -
boston tea party
boston sons of liberty and John Adams dressed up like indians and threw tea into boston harbor -
intolerable acts
restriction put on massachusets because of The Boston Tea Party -
1st continental congress
12 of the 13 delegates foreach of the colonies showed up. ended Oct 26, 1774 -
Midnight ride
Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Wentworth Cheswell went to warn the townspeople or militia that the british were on there way so they could hide their ammunition and weapons. -
Lexington and Concord
shot heard around the world. it proved that the war wouldn't be easy and quick. started the revolutionary war -
2nd continental congress
rough draft of the declaration of independence. After batle of Lexington -
treaty of paris
ended revolutionary war
