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The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War and the Seven Years War. No land was gained for the French but British gained most of the land. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation prohibited colonists from settling west of Appalachian mountains due to fear of Native American attacks. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was the first law passed that raised tax revenue in the colonies made by the British Parliament. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act took affect in 1765. It taxed paper products and legal documents. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required colonies to provide food and housing to British troops. -
Stamp Act Congress
Twenty seven delegates from nine colonies came to together in New York City to repeal the Stamp Act. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act gave Britain the power to tax and make laws for the Americans. -
The Townshend Act
A tax that was placed in 1767. It taxed imported glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Red Coats open fired at the colonists because the colonists were throwing snowballs at them and taunting them. Five colonists were killed and one of them was Crispus Attucks. -
The Boston Tea Party
Around one hundred Bostonians and The Sons of Liberty, disguised themselves as Indians and dumped 342 chests of into the Atlantic Ocean. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were made after the Boston Tea party to punish the colonist. The acts closed the Boston Harbor and put Massachusetts under military rule. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act issued a permanent administration that replaced Canada’s government. This act gave French Canadians complete freedom of religion. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the 13 colonies in reaction to the Intolerable Acts. Only 12 of the 13 delegates showed up. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the start of the Revolutionary War. This battle started because the British heard that gunpowder and weapons were being stored here. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. This time all thirteen colonies had a representative there. They adopted measures to raise money, create an army, and to create a navy. -
Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill was an attack on the British. The Americans had very little gunpowder and was forced to abandon the hill in disorder. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote one of the most influential pamphlets ever written called Common Sense. It advocated independence from Great Britain for the colonists. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was made for the Americans to get their independence from Great Britain. -
Valley Forge
In the winter at Valley Forge American soldiers went without food for three whole days. Manufactured goods were short in supply, clothes and shoes were scarce. Many of the men where either nearly naked or barefoot. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution written by the colonists. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The Americans were granted their independence from Great Britain and was given a lot of land to the north, south, and west. In all it ended the Revolutionary War.
