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1) Treaty of Paris
signed by represenatives of King George iii. And represenatives from the United States. -
2) Proclamation Act
issued by king george iii. After the french and indian war -
3) the Sugar Act
Parliment was used to modify the sugar act. -
4) The Stamp Act
Made colonists pay texes on every sheet of paper they used -
5) The Quartering Act
made it possible for british soldiers to live in peoples houses without asking -
6) Stamp act Congress
october 7 thru october 25 -
7) Declaration of Rights and Grievances
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8) Stamp Act Repealed
After months of protest the colonists finally got rid of the stamp act -
9) Declaratory Act
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10) Townshend Acts
A series of act's passed by the british parliament relating to the colonies in north america -
11) Boston Massacre
A street fight that occured between a patriot mob and british soliders -
12) Committee of Correspondence
Shadow governments organized by the patriot leaders of the 13 colonies -
13) tea act
This acts purpose was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by british india -
14) Boston Tea Party
A political protest by the sons of liberty where they threw the british tea off the boats in the harbor -
15) intolerable acts
The Patirots' name for a series of harsh laws passed by the british parliament -
16) 1st continental congress
A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies at carpenters hall in Philadelphia -
17) Lexington & Concord
The first military engagement of the revolutionary war -
19) Bunker Hill
A battle that took place during the seige on boston -
18) Olive BRanch Petition
The finale attempt to stop a full out war from happening between the 13 colonies and the british government -
20) Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas paIne that motivated people to declare and fight for independence -
21) Decloration of Independence
A statement adopted which announced the 13 colonies independence
