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Treaty of Paris of 1763
[picture](www.ourdocuments.gov)A document that was signed that ended the French and Indian War. The continent was now divided by Great Britain and Spain and the Mississippi river is the boundary. The British colonists won. -
Proclamation of 1763
[picture](www.history.com)The british didnt want to pay for Indian land and moved into Indian Territory in western Pennsylvania., King George III signed a proclamation that prohibits temporary settlement west of the Appalachians to keep peace with the Indians. The British still traded with the Indians even though they didnt like them. -
Stamp Act
[picture](www.landofthebrave.info)The first tax on American Colonies. It was passed to place a tax on any printed item including papers, playing cards, and newspapers. Colonists didnt agree with the stamp act so they protested and Samuel Adams started Sons of Liberty to also protest. -
Declaratory Act
[picture](www.landofthebrave.info)The Declaratory Act stated that parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for all British colonies "in all cases." -
Townshend Acts
[picture](www.mmussbaum.com)The Townshend Act was a tax placed on goods that were imported. They placed the tax on things like glass, paper, and led. The colonists improvised and had to do without things they couldnt make. -
Boston Massacre
[picture](www.landofthebrave.info)A fight that broke out between the colonists and soldiers. The colonists threw sticks and stones at the soldiers. When a soldier "fell" they started to shoot killing 5 people. -
Tea Act
[picture](www.bostonteapartyship.com)The Tea Act began to keep the East India company from going out of business. The act allowed merchants to sell directly to shopkeepers. The colonists felt like they were being controlled. They called for a boycott on British goods. -
Boston Tea Party
[picture](www.history.com)Sam Adams and the Boston Sons of Liberty put on disguises as Indians and sneaked on the ship during the night and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water. -
Intolerable Acts
[picture](www.giainfo.galileo.usg.edu)The parliament passed a series of laws that violated the colonists rights. They closed the Boston Harbor, kept food and supplies from being delivered to Boston, banned town meetings, allowed British officers to be tried in other colonies, and forced colonists to house soldiers in their home. Parliament wanted to isolate Boston by using these laws. -
1st Continental Congress
[picture](www.en.wikipedia.org)The first continental congress met in Philadelphia to talk about conflicts with Britain. They asked parliament to repeal the acts they passed that violated the colonists rights. There very important decision was to make militias. -
Midnight Ride: Revere, Cheswell, Dawes
[picture](www.en.wikipedia.org)3 men by the names of Paul Revere, Wentworth Cheswell, and William Dawes were informed that the british were seen. The went to Lexington to inform everyone else "The british are coming, The British are coming." -
Lexington and Concord
[picture](www.sd.wordpress.com)70 armed militiamen were waiting as the redcoats arrived in Lexington. From the time when the first shot was fired until the end only 8 men were dead. When the troops got to Concord militiamen were already there. They were hiding and from the begining until the end the redcoats killed 73 and 174 were wounded -
2nd Continental Congress
[picture](www.readingworkbook.blogspot.com)The congress met to for the first time on May, 1oth. That included Samuel and Jogn adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Hancock. John Hancock was the president of the group and George Washington was the army commander.
