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Treaty of Paris
This treaty gave the American colonies north of Florida their independence. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation declared the boundaries of settlments for the inhabitants of the 13 colonies. -
Stamp Act
This act was the work of British Parliament to put a tax on anything they wished and all things printed. -
Townshend Acts
A series of acts passed by the British Parliament. -
Boston Massacure
During this time, the colonists had put up with the red-coats long enough and decided to pick a fight with them. They had started to throw rocks at the soldiers, but when a soldier was knocked down, the soldies thought that the colonists shot him. As soon as it was started, it was ended by five colonists killed by red-coats. -
Tea Act
The tea act was an act to tax all tea that was shipped from Britain and was what all colonists hated. -
Boston Tea Party
This was the time when the Boston sons of liberty decided to dress as indians and threw 342 chests of tea overboard the ship they snuck onto. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament. -
1st Continental Congress
Delegates from the 13 colonies would discuss the coercive acts. -
2nd Continental Congress
Congress managed the colonial war and moved towards independence. -
Midnight ride: Revere, Cheswell, Dawes
On this journy, Paul Revere and two others, go on the trip to Lexington and Concord to protct the people and the weapons from being taken by British soldiers. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexingto and Concord were an intricate plan to keep the weapons and people safe from the British soldiers. -
Declaratory Act
The repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing of the Sugar Act.
