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Albany plan of Union
The Albany plan of union was the first formal plan to unite all 13 colonies together as one. -
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French and Indian war
American Colonist wanted to move west but the French did not want that. Great Britain and and the French went to war over the colonist settling west of the Appalachian mountains. France lost and was forced to give up almost all of their land. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris forced France to give up nearly all of their land. Also. this ended the French and Indian War. -
Proclamation
Reserved land west of the Appalachian Mountains, signed by Great Britian to avoid further conflict with the natives. The colonist were upset about it but they know that they couldn't stop them. -
Sugar Act
Parliament put a tax on sugar and molasses to help pay back the war debt from the French and Indian war. This was hard the the Northern Colonies especially because that's their biggest industry. -
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Road to Revolution
Great Britian was still in debt from the French and Indian war so they put crazy amount of taxes on the colonist. This eventually became violent. -
Quartering Act
Law passed by Parliament stating that colonist had to house, feed, and water British Soldiers. -
Stamp Act Congress
Delegates mat in New York City to discuss Stamp Act. They said that Parliament could not tax the colonist because they did not have representation of Parliament. -
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American Revolution!
The American Revolution was a war that the Colonist started against Great Britain because the Americans wanted their freedom from them. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament repealed stamp act, Declared it it had to rule and tax colonist. -
Townshend Acts
Parliament taxed goods such as lead, paper,glass, and tea from England. "Writs of assistance" also allowed officers to go into colonial homes without notice and search for smuggled goods. The tax money would be used to pay off debt from the french and Indian war, still. The colonist were very upset at this, this caused the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Massacre
Angry colonist were protesting during the night.
British Soldiers warned them to back off.
The British Fired into the crowd killing 5 colonist. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty, lead by Samuel Adams was responsible.
-The Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans
-They dumped millions of dollars worth of tea into the Boston Harbor.
The British Responded by the Intolerable Acts. -
Intollerable Acts
The intolerable acts was meant to punish the Colonist for the Boston Tea party.
This pushed the Colonist further to declaring war. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was another form of the intolerable acts. This upset the colonist very much -
First Continentail Congress
12 out of the 13 colonies sent delegates to Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia. Georgia is the only one who did not. Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, and John Jay were there also. They met to talk about the Intolerable Acts. They decided to send a letter to King George warning him to back off. -
Second contintial congress.
At this meeting they made a Continental Army led by George Washington. Also, they wrote the declaration of the causes and necessity of taking up arms. They sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George as the last attempt at peace. Later on we found out that King George never received that part. -
Battle of BunkerHIll.
Redcoats stormed Bunkerhill 3 times but forced to retreat. British won but at the same time they gave colonist confidence that they could really win this war. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord.
There was a rumor that the Colonist were stockpiling weapons in concord. Paul Revere rode through and warned everyone that the british was coming. So the colonist of concord hid the weapons. Once the red coats got there they found 70 minute men waiting to fight, and no weapons. This battle was considered the "shot herd around the world." Both many Loyalist and Patriots died during this battle. The significance of this battle is that it is considered to be the first shot of the Revolutionary War. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a law passed by parliament saying that an official government stamp must be on all paper documents. This was the first direct tax on the colonist. The Sons of Liberty killed several of the Stamp Act officers and hung them in the town. The colonist sent a letter to Great Britain and said that they were getting tired of British taxing them and so Parliament established the Stamp Act Resolves. -
Common Sense
Common sense was a form of propaganda written by thomas paine to encourage people to support the war effort and the Patriots. -
Decleration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. it was signed in 1776. This document stated the importance of independence of the Colonist. The main ideas of this document was about freedom and liberty to America. The colonist were excited to go forward with this. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. it was signed in 1776. This document stated the importance of independence of the Colonist. The main ideas of this document was about freedom and liberty to America. The colonist were excited to go forward with this.
