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Proclamation Line
was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by Parliament on March 22, 1765 with an effective date of November 1, 1765.
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Quartering Act
The act stated that troops could only be quartered in barracks and if there wasn't enough space in barracks then they were to be quartered in public houses
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Declaratory Act
the Parliament agreed to repeal the Stamp Act on the condition that the Declaratory Act
https://www.britannica.com/event/Declaratory-Act-Great-Britain-1766 -
Townshend act year
The Townshend Acts were a series of British acts passed beginning in 1767
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Boston Massacre
was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers.
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Committee of Correspondence
rallied colonial opposition against British policy and established a political union among the Thirteen Colonies.
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Tea Act
tea Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held
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Boston Tea Party
was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts,because the colonist didnt want to pay there taxes
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Intolerable or Coercive Acts
were harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774. They were meant to punish the American colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other protests.
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"Shot Heard Around the World"
when about 700 British soldiers were given what they thought were secret orders to destroy colonial military supplies in Concord, Massachusetts
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Declaration of Independence
“the most memorable epocha in the history of America.” On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration
www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/
