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Colonial Unrest (Buildup to the Revolution)

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    Colonial Unrest

    The settlers in the new Americas are in a difficult time after the French and Indian War because Britian is using huge taxes to pay off war debt and the settlers do not like it.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Pact signed to end the American Revolutionary War by Great Britan and United States
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    Pontiac's Rebellion / War

    Indian tribes joined together and ransaced British forts because they were dissatisfied with the British.
  • The Royal Proclamation

    The Royal Proclamation
    A document created to detail the settlement of Indian territories, and was created by King George III.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    A huge tax on molasses and sugar set by Britian on the American settlers.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    A tax set on stamps and anything being packeged or mailed, it was set by Britian.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    A law passed that made American settlers have to provide food and lodging for any and all British troops that needed it.
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act
    This came after the repeal of the Stamp Act and said that the British parliment has the same power in America that it did in Britian.
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    Townshend Act

    A series of tax laws passed on many things, mainly trading and tea, and these taxes caused anger in the Americas.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Sons of Liberty sneak onto British Tea Ships and dump cargo into Boston Harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    The British response to the Boston Tea Party. They shut down Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for and took away Massachusetts right to self-govern
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress
    12 of the 13 colonies send representatives to discuss the Intolerable Acts. It is the 1st time colonies unite in one government action.