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Treaty Of Paris
The treaty between France, Spain, Portugal, and Great Britain -
Proclamation Act
An act passed by England that prohibited settlers past the Appliachian mountains. -
Sugar Tax
Tax placed on sugar and molasses per gallon bought -
Stamp Act
Act passed by England that taxed every paper object impoted into Boston. -
Quartering Act
An act that said that if the barracks was full, British troops could live in houses and inns. -
Declaration of Rights and Grivences
A declaration written by the Stamp Act Congress stating that the acts passed by the British were unconstitutional. -
Declatory Act
An act that was passed in place of the Stamp act, which was reapeled. -
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Townshead Acts
(Ignore the actual dates, I just wanted to show that these were over a period of time) The townshed acts were place on paper, lead, tea, glass, and paints. -
Boston Massacre
A moment when some Colonist were rioting against some British, and the British fired upon the crowd, killing 5 people. -
Commitee of Correspondence
A proposol by the Virgina house of Burgesses that every state should appoint a standing commitee -
Tea Act
An act passed bu Britian that made zero revenue for Britian. -
Boston Tea Party
Act by the Sons of Liberty, when they snuck on ships in Boston Harbor and dumped over 300 chests of tea into the Harbor. -
Battle of Legington and Concord
The location of the first battles of the Revolution. -
Olive Branch Petition
An attempt to have the Colonists rights reworked. -
Common Sense Published
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that isnpired independence. -
Intolerable Acts
(These were all in 1776, not on whatever this date is marked as) The Intolerable Acts were passed to punish the Coloniss for the Boston Tea Party. -
Declaration of Independence
This is the document that was signed by the Second Continental Congress that declared indpendence from England.