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Treaty of Paris of 1763
Ended The French and Indian War; France gave up all its territories in North America https://goo.gl/images/4x1pzq -
Proclamation of 1763
Forbade all settlement past imaginary line along the Appalachian Mountains https://goo.gl/images/UeDFO5 -
Stamp Act
New tax on all printed paper such as documents, ship’s papers, newspapers, etc. https://goo.gl/images/Ka7sxD -
Declaratory Act
Repealed the Stamp Act, but now the British can put a tax on anything they wanted. https://goo.gl/images/BKl3Xu -
Townshend Acts
Parliament put a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. https://goo.gl/images/I2ijN4 -
Boston Massacre
Colonists taunted Soldiers and started a fight: used as propaganda to create anti-British feelings. https://goo.gl/images/3ch1pT -
Tea Act
Parliament placed a huge tax on tea to help the British East India Company. https://goo.gl/images/Wn4XOU -
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and dumped all of the tea into the Boston Harbor as protest. https://goo.gl/images/wMhkTL -
Intolerable Acts
Colonist’s punishment after the Boston Tea Party; Closed the Boston Harbor.https://goo.gl/images/7FKjo0 -
1st Continental Congress
September 5-October 26 1774
12 of the 13 Colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for meetings. https://goo.gl/images/99C6rn -
2nd Continental Congress
September 5-October 26 1774
Managed the colonial war effort; moved toward independence; also met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. https://goo.gl/images/xIzUVt -
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Paul Revere and two other men (William Dawes and Samuel Prescott) were sent to warn the Sons of Liberty that "The British are Coming!" https://goo.gl/images/tBI5Uj -
Lexington and Concord
Same night as the Midnight Ride ;To distract the British Soldiers from confiscating colonial weapons. https://goo.gl/images/BxW274
