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treaty of paris of 1763
the treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian war with the British colonies as the winner . it marked the nd of France as a power in north America. the continent was then divided between Great Britain and Spain. -
proclamation of 763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by king George III to stop colonist from settling past the Appalachian Mountains. he did this to keep peace wit the Indians and keep the colonist on the cost. -
Stamp Act
the Stamp act placed a tax on almost all printed materialsin the colonies- including newspaper, pamhlets -
Declaratory Act
the declaratory act was passed the same day the stamp act was repealed. it stated that parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for all British colonies in all cases. -
Townshend Act
these acts taxes imported goods and were to be paid at the port. Things taxed include the colonist the colonist had t import like glass, lead, tea, and paper. -
Boston Massacre
a fight broke out between boston colonist and british soldiers . the townspeople threw sticks and stones at the soldiers. A soldier was knocked down and then they open fired. crispus attucks and four other colonist were killed. -
Tea Act
Parliament passed the tea act to keep the british east india company from going out of business. it gave the east india company an advantage over colonial merchants and the colonist fet it was another attempt to control them. -
Boston Tea Party
in response to the Tea act,Sam adams and the bostons son of liberty dressed up like Indians, sneaked onto the ship in the middle of the night, and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. -
Intolerable act
parliament passed a series of law called the intolerable acts that violated the colonist' rights as english citizens. These laws closed boston harbor and kept food and supplies from being delivered to boston. The laws also banned town meetings, allowed british officers to be tried in other colonies or in britain hen accused of crimes, and forced colonist to house, or quarter soldiers in their own homes. -
1st Continental congress
the delegates drafted a statement of complains asking parliament to repeal 13 acts it had passed since 1763 that violated colonist' rights. The delegates also voted by boycott all british goods. no british products could be brought into or consumed in the colonies. And no colonial goods could be shipped to britain. One of the congress's most important decisions wa to begin forming militias. -
Midnight Ride:revere, cheswell. Dawes
Paul Revere,wentworth cheswell, and william dawes were alerted when british soldiers were seen gathering in boston. They rode to lexington to warn samuel adams, John hancock and the rest of the militiamen that the british were coming. -
Lexington and Concord
shot heard 'round the world: the battles of lexington and concord were the first of american revolutionary war. -
2nd Continental Congress
Delegates discussed independence. they eventually decide to draft a declaration of independence and it was approved on July4, 1776
