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Proclamation of 1763
Law forbidding settlement west of the Appalachians. -
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Causes leading to the Revolution
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Sugar Act
Tax (collected in England) on colonial exports like sugar, molasses, win and whale fins... also provided harsh
punishments for smugglers. -
Quartering Act of 1765
Required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British troops stationed in America. -
Declaratory act
Passed when Parliament repealed the Stamp Act …… said Parliament had supreme authority to rule the colonies. -
Townshend Revenue Act
Indirect taxes on paper, lead, glass, paint, and tea -
Boston Non-Importation Act
A formal collective decision made by Boston based merchants and traders not to import or export items to Britain -
Boston Massacre
Where British soldiers shot into a crowd of american protesters and killed a few. -
The Gaspee Affair
Colonists looted and burned the HMS Gaspee, owned by a british soldier. -
The Tea act
Placed a tax on tea. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dress as Indians and throw tons of tea overboard a ship. -
Boston Port Act
Ships could no longer go in or out of Boston Harbor. -
Administration of Justice Act
Gave special officials a different trial than colonists if they were charged with a crime while stopping a riot. -
Massachusetts Government Act
Better regulated the government of Massachusetts Bay -
Quartering Act of 1774
Let british soldiers pretty much live in colonists houses -
Quebec Act
Expanded the borders of Quebec, even though colonists could not live their. -
The First Continental Congress
Sept. 5 - Oct. 26. Representatives from most colonies met t=in Philadelphia to discuss the problem with Britain. -
The Association
Prohibited trade with Britain -
Galloway's Plan Rejected
Proposed a popularly elected Grand Council which would represent the interests of the colonies as a whole, and would be a continental equivalent to the english parliment. -
Patrick Henry's Speech
Give me LIberty or Give me Death speech -
Minutemen and redcoats clash at Lexington and Concord
"The shot heard 'round the world." -
Declaration of Independence
America got it's independence.
