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Treaty of Paris of 1763
ended the french and indian war, britian had no more power in the United States. -
Proclamation of 1763
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Stamp Act
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Declaratory Act
Britian repealed the Stamp Act but replaced it with the declaratory act which said that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies "in all cases." -
Townshend Act
Applied tax to all printed goods--glass, tea, paper, and lead and were paid at the port. -
Boston Massacre
A fight broke out between the colonist and the british soldiers. they stated throwing sticks and a soldier was know down, they opened fire and killed five colonists leading to the removal of British troops. -
The Tea Act
To keep the British East India Company from going ouit of business, Parliament passed the Tea Act. it also allowed the company to sell tea directly to colonies at a lower price. -
Boston Tea Party
Three tea ships arived in the Boston Harbor in 1773. in response to the Tea Act, Sam Adamsand the Bostons Sons of Liberty dressed up like indians, sneaked into the ships in the middle of the night,a dn threw 342 chests of tea overboard -
Intolerable Acts
King George III and Parliament heard about the Boston Tea PArty and realized they were loosing control over the colonies, so Parliament passed a series of laws called the Intolerable Acts, that violated the colonists' rights.
-These laws closed Boston Harbor and kept food and suplies from being delivered to boston.
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1st Continental Congress
Delegates met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the First Continental Congress to discuss problems with Britian.
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Midnight Ride: Revere, Cheswell, Dawes
Paul Revere, Wentworth Cheswell, and William Dawes were notifieed when a group of British soldiers were seen gathering in Boston. They went to Lexington to warn Samuel ADams, John Hancock, and the rest of the militiamen that the British were coming. -
Lexington and Concord
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2nd Continenetal Congress
The Seconf Continental Congress met for the first time, declaring that independance from Britian was a whiles away. Many delegates were from the First Continental Congress including a few new delegate. Teh congress unanimously chose George Washington as the Army's commander.
