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Proclamation of 1763
Law forbidding settlement west of the Appalachians. -
Sugar Act
Tax (collected in England) on colonial exports like sugar, molasses, win and whale fins... also provided harsh punishments for smugglers. -
Quartering Act of 1765
Required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British troops stationed in America. -
Declaratory act
Passed when Parliament repealed the Stamp Act …… said Parliament had supreme authority to rule the colonies. -
Townshend Revenue Act
Indirect taxes on paper, lead, glass, paint, and tea. -
Boston Non-Importation Act
A formal collective decision made by Boston based merchants and traders not to import or export items to Britain -
Boston Massacre
Where British soldiers shot into a crowd of american protesters and killed a few. -
The Gaspee Affair
Colonists looted and burned the HMS Gaspee, owned by a british soldier. -
The Tea Act
Placed a tax on tea. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dress as Indians and throw tons of tea overboard a ship. -
Massachusetts Government Act
Better regulated the governments in massachusetts bay. -
Quartering Act of 1774
Let British soldiers live in any colonists house. -
Quebec Act
Expanded the borders of Quebec even though colonist couldn't live there. -
Patrick Henry's Speech
Give me LIberty or Give me Death speech. -
Minutemen and redcoats clash at Lexington and Concord
"The shot heard 'round the world." -
Declaration of Independence
America got its independence.
