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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war started over land disputes between the colonists and the Indians. The French sided with the Indians and the British side with the colonies. In the end the colonies and British won which led to a treaty and the proclamation of 1763 which basically tried to kick the French out of America. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was made at the end of the French and Indian war. It kicked most of the French out of America` because the document stated that all settlement past the Appalachian mountains was forbade.This also meant the colonists couldn't settle past the Appalachian mountains so they could no longer expand their territory in America -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar act was made by prime minister George Grenville so England could get out of debt from the French and Indian war. The tax's function was to tax all foreign molasses. The colonists were very unhappy with the law and began stating they shouldn't be taxed without representation. -
The Stamp Act
George Grenville was also responsible for the Stamp which made it so that all products being shipped had to have a Stamp on them. The colonists were furious bout this act and it led to groups being formed like the Sons of Liberty. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering act aloud soldiers to stay at peoples homes if they wanted to and the family of the house they stayed at had to provide everything the soldier wanted like food, drink, beds, etc. -
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The Stamp Act congress
The people involved were representative from each colony. It was held in New York city. The purpose of the Stamp Act was to discuss the Stamp Act and why it wasn't right. The result of the Stamp Act congress was the document, the Declaration of Rights and Grievances of the colonists. -
The Declaratory Act
Repealed the Stamp Act but said that Britain had control over the colonies and could tax them if they wanted to. -
The Townshend Acts
The person responsible for the act was Charles Townshend. The act imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. It also made the writs of assistance which allowed any soldier to search your house or boat for smuggled goods. The tax money was supposed to be used to pay off England's debt. Once again the colonies were very unhappy because they thought the law was unfair. -
Boston Massacre
~Several British soldiers were standing outside a building
~Colonists began harassing and harming soldiers
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Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty are responsible for the crime. The tea tax led to the Sons of Liberty starting the boston tea party.
~Sons of liberty got together and dressed as Mohawk indians
~Afterwards they raided a ship through thousands of pounds of tea into the harbor
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The Intolerable Acts
The people who were most affected by this act were the people of Boston. The laws in the act were the Boston Port Bill, The Administration of justice act, and the Massachusetts Government act. The colonists were the most irate they had ever been when this act was passed. -
Quebec Act
Instituted a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763. Gave French Canadians religious freedom. The act increased American resentment towards Britain -
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The First Continental Congress
Every single colony came to the congress except for Georgia. Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson all attended the meeting -
The Battle of Concord and Lexington
At the battle the British were after weapons and supplies. The colonial force that was there was the minutemen. There were 73 British soldiers killed and 93 colonists killed. The battle led to the Second Continental Congress. -
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Second Continental Congress
All states attend this continental congress.Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, and Peyton Randolph all attended it. They all met in Pennsylvania. They went there to make the Declaration of Independence, make a continental army, and make the Olive Branch Petition. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle took place in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The colonists tried to defend themselves on top of a hill but failed. 1155 colonials were killed and 20 british soldiers were killed. Even though they lost this empowered the colonists because they felt like they actually had a chance of beating Britain. -
Common Sense
This was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that believed America should become independent from Britain. It became a driving force behind the revolutionary war. -
The Declaration of Independence
The document was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and finalized by members at the Second Continental Congress. It was signed on july 4, 1776. THe documents significance was that it made America independent. The main ideas of the document was the Preamble and the bill of rights.The colonials loved this because after this they became fully independent. -
