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Proclamation Line
King George III sent out a Proclamation after the French and Indian War. The line was draw by the Appalachian Mountains. -
Quartering Act
In this act if you lived in a house and had a extra room. You were to provide a room for a soldier and you need to feed them. This was told by the British. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the first tax that was from the British government to the American colonist. It was on stamps and document -
Delaratory Act
It declared that the taxation was the same in
America as it was in Britain. It was to appeal the Stamp Act. -
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts were named after Charles Townshend. The Townshend Acts were imposed on paint, paper, glass lead and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Five colonist were killed by the British. It was all started by a tension that started two before with the British soldier. -
Committee of Correspondence
Was established to created a union among the thirteen colonies. It was a letter from Samuel Adams to James Warren -
Tea Act
This act was enforce because the British government was in debt. This also happen before the American Revolution War -
Boston Tea Party
The Son of Liberty went to the Boston Harbor and poor 1 million dollars worth (today's worth) into the it. This was all because they didn't like the tea taxes. -
Intolerable or Coercive Acts
After the Boston Tea Party there were some laws the British had put out to punish the colonist. These series of laws were called Intolerable or Coercive Acts. -
"Shot Heard Around the World"
Nobody knows who shot first but that shot started it all. The British were heading back to the ships before this happened. -
Common Sense
The book was written by Thomas Paine. It was written for the Colonist for their Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson was the one who drafted it. The Declaration of Independence was to declare the country's independence.
