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Treaty of Paris
ended the french and indian war between great britain and france -
French and Indian War
seven years war AKA between great britain and france, british victory -
Proclamation of 1763
allows colonists to go as far as the appalachian mountains and will be brought back by red coats if any further -
Sugar Act
parliament tax on all molasses and sugar -
Stamp Act
first parliament tax, requries colonist to pay taxes on any paper products -
Quartering Act
makes colonists provide british soldiers the proper food and housing -
Townshend Acts
designed to collect revenue from the colonists by putting customs on imports of glass, lead, paper, paints, and tea -
Boston Massacre
colonists were throwing rocks at red coats and fire was yelled and red coats shot and killed 5 colonists. first american revolutionary war deaths -
Tea Act
parliament act where it reduces all the tea being held by British East India Company -
Boston Tea Party
colonists dressed as mohawk indians and boarded british ships and dumped about 90k lbs of tea into the harbor in protest of taxes -
Intolerable Acts
puny acts in massachusetts punishing colonists for throwing tea into the harbor -
1st Continental Congress
meeting among government men where they established a militia -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
the first military engagements in the revolutionary war, fought in the towns of massachusetts -
Battle of Bunker Hill
the british won against the colonists in massachusetts but battle gave colonists a confidence booster -
Olive Branch Petition
last document sent to king george iii asking to avoid war of independence from great britain -
Common Sense
pamphlet by thomas paine about independence from great britian and how it was commen sense to break away -
declaratory act
was implied when they repealed the stamp act ad stated that britain has tax powers that are equal in america and great britain -
2nd Continental Congress
2nd meeting of delegates from the colonies after shot heard round the world and they establish george washington as military commander -
Declaration of Independence
document made at the 2nd continental congress declaring america and the colonies free from great britain -
Battle of Saratoga
revolutionary war turning point, british surrender to america -
Battle of Yorktown
colonists seize yorktown virginia with an american victory -
Treaty of Paris
ended american revolutionary war and gave america independence
