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proclamation of 1763
king george lll following great britains acquistion of french territory in north america after the end of the french and indian war, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the appalachian mountains -
sugar act
the act set a tax on sugar and molasses impoted into the colonies which impacted the manafacture of rum in new england -
stamp act
a law passed by parliament that raised tax money by requiring colonists to pay for an official stamp whenever they bought paper items such as newspapers, licenses, and legal documents. -
boston massacre
an incident in which british soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people -
tea act
a law passed by parliment allowing the british east india company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies, undermining colonial tea merchants, leading to the boston tea party -
boston tea party
a protest against the tea act in which a group of colonists boarded british tea ships and dumped more than 340 chests of tea into boston harbor -
1st continetal congess
a meeting of delegrates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on september 5 to october 26 1776 at carpenters' hall in philadelphia, pennsylvani, early in the american revolution -
lexington and concord
the battles of lexington and conord were the first military engagments of the american revolution war -
declaration of independence
the document written to declare the colonies free from british rule
