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Proclamation of 1763
proclamation pic King George III signs the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibits settlement west of the Appalachians. -
Stamp Act
stamp act pic The Stamp Act, the first "direct tax" on American colonies, is passed and will place a tax on all printed items. -
Midnight Ride: Revere, cheswell, Dawes
midnight ride pic On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was sent to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. -
Decleratory Acts
Declaratory act an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that repealed the Stamp Act of 1765 and lessening of the Sugar Act. -
Townshend acts
Townshend Acts Parliament passes the Townshend Acts which places tax on items not made in the colonies paint, paper, glass, lead and tea -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre picture Colonist where killed because they where throwing sticks and rocks at the red coats and when a redcoat fell they opened fire thinking someone shot -
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Boston Tea Party
Boston tea party the sons of liberty dressed as indians and threw crates of tea over board many considered them heroes -
intolerable acts
intolerable acts The Boston Port Act, which is one of the Intolerable Acts, closed the boston harbor port and made RedCoats live with Colonist and they were very rude. -
1st continental congress
1st Continental Congress First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia and it is done October 26 -
Lexington Concord
Lexington Concord The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War. the shot heard around the world -
