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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Road to the American Revolution
Road to the American Revolution -
Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Treaty of Paris 1763 ended the French and Indian War. (BRITISH) -
Proclamation of 1763
Issued by King George III which did not allow settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. (BRITISH) -
Stamp Act
A tax placed on all printed materials. (BRITISH) -
Declaratory Act
Passed by Parliament for the colonies to affirm its' power "in all cases." (BRITISH) -
Townshend Acts
Multiple acts passed by Parliament related to British Colonies in North America. (BRITISH) -
Boston Massacre
A street fight between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed. (BRITISH) -
Tea Act
A Act passed which was made to reduce the surplus of tea.
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Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Boston Sons of Liberty dressed up as indians and theow all of the tea on the ship overboard. (COLONISTS) -
Intolerable Acts
Laws to punish the Massachusetts colonists after the Boston Tea Party. (BRITISH) -
1st Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates with 12 of the 13 colonies. (COLONISTS) -
Midnight Ride: Revere,Cheswell, Dawes
"The British are coming! The british are coming!" (COLONISTS) -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary War, which was fought in Massachusetts. British troops went to seize the colonists' military supplies as well as arrest revolutionaries. "British are coming!" (BRITISH) -
2nd Continental Congress
Convention which was made up of delgates from the Thirteen Colonies. (COLONISTS)
