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Freedom of the Press
The Freedom of the Press is the right of newspapers and other public media to publish articles believed to be accurate. This was established because John Peter Zenger wrote some negaitve things about of the governer and was arrested. They released him because his statements were true and then the Freedom of the Press was established. -
Proclamation
The proclamation happened because the British and Native Americans would get in conflicts over the land the French gave them. The British that this would pen against the Alantic seaboard. They felt a strong resentment to the native americans because what was there prize was taken away from them. -
Stamp Act
5 colonists killed in Boston Massacre and the colonists boy cotted British goods as a results stamp act was repealed. -
The Boston Massacre
in fall of 1768 1,000 british solidr -
Tea Act
In 1773, Parliament opened up old wounds when it passed the Tea Act. Tea was very popular in the colonies, but much of it was smuggled in from Holland. The Tea Act gave the British East India Company control over the American tea trade. -
Intolerable Act
Patriots raided the British merchant ships and dumped 342 chests of tea overboard, In response, Psrliament passed "Intolerable Acts." One act closed Boston's port to most shipping. Another took away many of Massachusett's ights to self-rule. In response, colonists held the first Continental Congress, at which represantatives from all the colonies expect Georgia agreed not to buy British goods. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of men disgused as Native Americans boarded three tea ships docked in Boston Harbor. They destroyed 342 chests tea. -
Lexington and Concord
700 British soliders met a group of mintuemen in the battles of Lexington and Concord. The British suffered a costly defeat, and the American Revolution began. -
Declaration of Independence
A document in which Jefferson carefully explains reason for separtions. -
Treaty of Paris
The agreement ended the American Revolution, establishing the United Sates as an idependent and drawing the boundaries of the new nation that extenedwest to the Mississippi River, north to Canada, east to the Alantic Ocean, and south Florida which was given to Spain
