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Proclamation of 1763
Law forbidding settlement west of the Appalachians. -
Period: to
American revolution
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Sugar act
Tax on colonial exports like sugar, molasses, and whale fins. -
Stamp act
A tax requiring stamps to be bought for papers and other documents. -
Quatering act of 1765
Required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British troops stationed in America. -
Townshend act
Indirect taxes on paper, lead, glass, paint, and tea. -
Boston massacre
British soldiers shot into a crowd of american protesters and killed a few. -
Tea act
Placed a tax on tea. -
Boston tea party
Colonists dressed as indians and dumped tons of tea into the harber. -
Boston port act
Closing of Boston harbor due to the boston tea party. -
Massachusetts Government Act
Regulated the governmanet of massachusetts. -
Quatering act of 1774
Let British soldiers live in the colonists houses> -
First continental congress
Sept. 5 - Oct. 26. delagates from almost all the colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss the problem with Britain. -
Patrick Henry's speech
Give me LIberty or Give me Death speech. -
Lexington and concord
The "shot heard 'round the world" -
Declaration of independence
The colonies are no longer colonies.
