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1.) Treaty of Paris
This treaty put the seven year War between the French and Indians to an end. -
2.) Proclamation Act
The proclamation closed off any frontier lto all of the colonial expansion. -
3.) The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed saying that any importation of foreign molasses purchased by merchants were required to pay a tax per gallon of the items. -
4.) The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was passed saying that goverments had to provide all soldiers with needing accomodations or housing. -
5.) The Stamp Act
The British Paraliament passed this act. All American colonists were taxed and required to pay the tax amount on the following, pinter paper, ship's papers, legal documents, their licenses, newspaper, other publications, and playing cards. -
6.) Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress said that no taxation for goods should be given without representation. This took place in New York. -
8.) Declaratory Act
The Parliament has the right to make any law reguarding the colonies that it may wish to. -
7.) Stamp Act Repealed
The Stamp Act was repealed by Benjamin Franklin because Americans protested for months and boycott was called by them. -
9.) Townshend Act
Designed for raising a certain amount of money each year for the administration of the colonies. So taxes were placed onto glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. -
10.) Boston Massacre
A patriot mob and a group of British soldiers had begun a street fight. The British killed several colonists and because of this it began a campaign to start up a conflict of a bunch of colonists. -
11.) Committee of Correspondence
The thirteen colonies were established a political union and an oposition against the British policy. -
12.) Tea Act
Only American colonists couldn't buy tea unless it was from the East India Company. This Act controlled the tea sales for many. -
13.) Boston Tea Party
In Boston, the Sons of Liberty politically protested because of the Tea Act of 1773, and later dumped tea, 342 chests, into the harbor. -
14.) Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a name given by the patriots for a series of laws passed by the British Parliment. -
15.) First Contential Congress
The First Contential Congress metting was held on September 5th 1774 and had delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies. -
16.) Declaration of Rights and Grievences
This declaration declared that taxes on goods without formal consent were to be named unconsitutional. -
17.) Lexington and Concord
American Revolutionary War engaged the first military because of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Lexington was British's first desitination to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock, then move onto Concord where the soldiers could get gunpowder. -
18.) Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill was a battle that took place in Masschusetts. It was the British versus Americans that started early in the revolutionary war. -
19.) Appeal to Reason Rejected (Olive Branch Petition)
Second continental congress adopted the petition. The petition concluded American's loyalty towards Great Britian to make sure there will be no further conflict between the two. -
20.) Common Sense
This was written by Thomas Paine in which inspired the Thirteen Colonies to fight for independence. -
21.) Declaration of Independence
The Declaration signed on July 4th was to get independence from England for America.
