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Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the French and Indian war, and also gave all of France's North America territories to the British. -
Proclamation Act
To separate territories from North America, France and Great Britain. -
Sugar Act
The purpose of this act was to tax less on molasses so people would stop smuggling from France and Spain. -
Stamp Act
Required to pay tax on every piece of printed paper, important documents, newspaper, even playing cards. -
Quartering Act
To provide a home for any solider, peoples home would be covered with sleeping soldiers. -
Stamp Act Congress
A party of people to meet and talk about the acts. -
Declaratory Act
This act stated that the taxes would be the same in North America and Great Britain -
Stamp Act Repealed
Repeal of the Stamp Act which was voted by the people of America. -
Townshend Act
Tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea, wrote up by Charles Townshend. -
Boston Massacre
The killing of 5 Colonists by British soldiers . -
Committee of Correspondence
Established a union between the colonies. -
Tea Act
Purpose was to reduce the amount of tea in Great Britain. -
Boston Tea Party
Boycott on taxes leads to people throwing tea into the Boston harbor, they are also dressed as Indians. -
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Intolerable Acts
Punishment for throwing the tea into the Boston harbor. A bunch of laws that were supposed to upset the Boston colonists. -
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1st Continental Congress
Delegates from each colony met here and debated. -
Declaration of rights and Grievances
Issued by the Stamp act, taxes on the colonies. -
Lexington and Concord
First shots of the Revoluationary war -
Bunker Hill
Not a lot of fighting happened here, it happened on a different hill called, Breeds Hill. -
Appeal to Reason Rejected
Wanted to reason with Great Britain but it was denied. -
Common Sense
A book which made the public settle down and made people less scared. -
Declaration of Independence
A document signed by the people of the colonies to free them from England.
