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Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. information from - https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/treaty-of-paris -
Proclamation of 1763
forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. information from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763 -
Stamp Act
an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. information from - HISTORY.com -
Declaratory Act
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the Sugar Act. information from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaratory_Act -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. information from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townshend_Acts -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. information from - http://www.bostonmassacre.net/ -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American colonies. information from - www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act -
Boston Tea Party
was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. information from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were the American Patriots' term for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. information from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerable_Acts -
2nd Continental Congress
The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States. information from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774. information from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Continental_Congress -
Midnight Ride
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Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. information from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord
