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Proclamation Act
George III prohibited all settlement West of the Appalation Mountains. "#nosettlement" -
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Causes of war
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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act put taxes on molasses and sugar imported from the French and Spanish West Indies. "#SugaSuga" -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act needed governement approval stamp or tax stamp for legal documents like contracts and licences. "no stamp = no license" -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act stated colonists have to find living space for British soldiers that were stationed in America. -
Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Rights shows the delegates' views towards Britain. -
Declaratory Act
The Parliament revoked the Stamp Act but they still had the right to tax other colonies. -
TownShend Act
Charles TownShend came up with a new way to tax the colonies he made an offer to put a tax on paint, glass,paper, led and tea that came form Britain. -
Boston Massacre
An angered crowd attacked a group of soldiers because of the presence of the British Colonial policy and troops. -
Tea Act
A group of women came together in Edenton, North Carolina. They all agreed to ban tea. The London officals were angered and wanted colonists to pay for the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
A large angry crowd met in downtown Boston. They commmanded that the tea ships should be sent back to London. Another groups disguised as Indians arrived and boarded the ships. They took the chests of tea and poured it into the Harbor. -
Coercive Act
Parliament passed a bunch of laws "The Coercive Act" to punish rebellious colonists. The first one closed the port of Boston. Another gave the royal govenor more control on Mass. -
First Continential Congress Meeting
The First Continential Congress Meeting, Patrick Henry, George Washington, John and Samuel Adams and John Jay agreed that each colony would have one vote despite size differences. The First Continiential Congress brought colonists together as Americans.
