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The Treaty of Paris
This is the treaty that ended the war between the U.S and Great Britain. It also established the borders for the nation. -
Proclamation Act
This was the end of the French/Indian war. King George III issued this as no one could settle past the Appalachian Mountains since it belonged to the Indians. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act meant to make the buyers pay tax on sugar and molasses. -
The Stamp Act
All colonists have to pay a tax on all printed paper. -
Quartering Act
This act meant that the Americans have to provide British soldiers anything they needed. That included housing and materials. -
Stamp Act Congress
The first gathering of elected representitives. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
British colonists could not get taxed without consent. -
Stamp Act Repeal
Also known as the Declatory Act, the Stamp Act is repealed. -
Decalatory Act
The repeal of the Stamp Act and changed the Sugar Act for the better. -
Townshed Act
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Boston Massacre
A street fight between the British and the Americans. -
Committees of Correspondence
Maintaning communication throughout the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Tea got dumped in the Boston Harbor. -
Tea Act
The tea is now taxed. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed to punish anyone who threw tea into the harbor, -
1st Continental Congress
The first governing body. -
Lexington and Concord
The war that started the Revolutionary War. Many soldiers marched to the cities of Lexington and Concord. -
Bunker Hill
The British defeated the Americans in this war. -
Olive Brance Petition
A document attempting to make sure the thirteen colonies will not start a war between each other. -
Common Sense (Publishing Date)
Published by Thomas Paine, was a document to convince the Americans to finally gain independence. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson is the author of this document. This is the day that America became it's own country.
