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American Revolution
Dates and Definitions of American Revolution
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01/29/2017

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Writs Of Assistance
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1760- Legal paper that gave officers the right to search any building for any reason.
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Proclamation Of 1763
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1763- Laws that said colonists could not settle west of the Appalachain Mountains.
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Sugar Act
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1764- Tax on molasses in order to make English products cheaper than those from the French West Indies; Taxation without representation.
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Quartering Act
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1765- Colonists had to house soldiers and provide them with supplies; It was an inconvenience.
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Stamp Act
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1765- Tax on legal documents; They were taxed on items they used everyday.
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Townshend Acts
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1777- Tax on glass, paint, paper, lead, and the tea brought into the colonies.
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Boston Massacre
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1770- Group of colonists were teasing British soldiers when they fired into the crowd and shot five colonists.
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Tea Act
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1773- Tax on tea.
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Boston Tea Party
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1773- Protest against Tea Act; Colonists dressed up as indians and dumped all the tea in the harbor.
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First Continental Congress
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1774- Met to discuss trade with British and beginning to train soldiers.
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Battle of Lexington
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1775- Minutemen were ordered to lay down weapons and refused; eight colonists were shot.
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Battle of Concord
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1775- Courthouse was burned down, supplies were destroyed, and British were forced to retreat.
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Second Continental Congress
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1775- Met to discuss whether they went to war or not.
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Declaration of Independece
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1777- Resons colonists wanted to seperate from Britain and charges against the King.
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Common Sense
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1777- Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that inspired colonists to want their freedom.
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