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Treaty Of Paris
The document that was signed, ending the French and Indian War. It also ended France as a power in America leaving Britain and Spain. The Road to Independence Treaty of Paris February 2, 1763, Treaty
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Proclamation Of 1763
King George III declared that the western boundary for the colonies was the Appalachian mountains so he could prohibit any westward expansion. (Mitchell County for Me) -
Stamp Act
Passed by the British Parliament in March of 1765, and went into effect on Nov. 1 in the same year it placed a tax on everything that was printed in the colonies. philschatz.com -
Declaratory Act
When the Stamp Act was repealed, this Act was passed on the same day. The new law stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for all British colonies in all cases. The Declaratory Act (1766) - The Smuggler's Gambit History
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Townshend Acts
These set of laws placed a tax on all things that the colonists couldn't make themselves such as glass, lead, paint , paper, and tea. (June - July 1767) Townshend Acts of 1767 . The act taxed goods such as glass , paper ...
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Boston Massacre
It was a confrontation between British soldiers and the colonists. After a soldier was knocked down by a rock, The soldiers opened fire killing 5 people one of which was Crispus Attucks . http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassacre/bostonmassacre.html -
Tea Act
Allowed for the British East India Company to bypass merchants and directly sell to shopkeepers at a low price. Gave the company an advantage over colonial merchants. http://www.bizpacreview.com/2010/04/27/today-in-history-the-tea-act-of-1773-48658 -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams, and the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Indians and sneaked into Boston Harbor and threw 345 crates of tea overboard to rebel against British Parliament and the Tea Act. http://livebooklet.com/publish.php?wpKey=3YwbwZSLoz1aTuTdKd281t -
Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party, King George passed the Coercive(intolerable) Acts to punish Boston. The acts closed Boston Harbor until all the tea was paid for, kept supplies from being shipped into Boston, banned town meetings, allowed for British soldiers to be tried when accused of crimes, and quarter soldiers in the colonists' homes. http://www.crareacatholic.com/lasalle/Resources/rev%20war%20websites/Bryce,%20Will,%20Carter,%20Colby%20rev%20war/Rev%20War%20Bryce%20Serovy/Intolerable_Acts.html -
1st Continental Congress
The colonies sent 55 delegates to meet in Philadelphia to discuss their problems with Britain. They realized that they needed to unite against Britain. http://www.theholleringstump.com/2011/07/independence-day-tradition-history.html -
Midnight Ride: Revere, Cheswell, Dawes
British soldiers were spotted in Boston increasing their numbers, so Paul Revere along with Wentworth Cheswell, and William Dawes rode to Lexington to warn the militiamen that the British were coming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere%27s_Ride -
Lexington and Concord
70 militiamen were waiting in Lexington for the Redcoats, when the fighting subsided 8 militiamen were dead. When they(redcoats) reached The Old North Bridge in Concord, more of the militiamen were waiting to cut them off their path to Boston. When the Redcoats finally reached Boston, their numbers were greatly depleted. http://revolution.mrdonn.org/lexington-concord.html -
2nd Continental Congress
All the same delegates and some newer ones meet to discuss how independence from Britain would be a long and difficult struggle. New delegates consisted of Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. John Hancock was elected as president of the Second Continental Congress, and they unanimously chose George Washington to be the army's commander. itmakessenseblog.com
