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French and Indian war
the war began in May 28, 1754 through febuary 10, 1763. A lot of money was involved in this war. This war, was the reason of the revolution. -
Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation was issued October 7, 1763. King George III following the acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. This was declared in London, great Britain -
Stamp act
It was declared in March 22, 1965. The stamp act was declared by King George the third. It was to increase taxes of the newspaper. -
Townshend act
This was declared in June 29, 1767. The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain -
Boston massacre
March 5, 1770 was the day it happened. The incident killed 5 people instantly. Because of this, the colonists were mor furious. -
Tea act
King George declared the tea act. It was declared in May 10, 1776. This was made to increase taxes. -
Boston tea party
It occurred in December 16 1773. The colonist dressed up as Indians so that they would get the blame. The whole reason for this was so that they could throw the tea into the sea. -
Intolerable acts
In April 22, 1776 the intolerable acts happened. The American Patriots' term for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor. -
Sugar act
On April 5, 1764, Parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act (1733). they did this because the sugar and molasses act was about to expire. Under the Molasses Act colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. -
Declaration of independance
The Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Continental Congress meeting. It was found in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776. It was announced that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire.
