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Bacon's Rebellion
Cause: Jamestown denied the colonization of further land. Event: The first armed insurrection by American colonists against Britain and the colonial government. Aftermath: The Rebellion failed, leading to a more intense social inequality between the Colonists and the British. -
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The Great Awakening
Cause: Passion for religion had grown stale. Event: The Religious revival that impacted the colonies in America. Aftermath: The colonists became less dependent on the British, due to them having personal connections to God, instead of needing someone to convey God to them. -
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French and Indian War
Cause: Conflict over land Event: French and Natives fight the British and colonists. Aftermath: The British and French make the Treaty of Paris. -
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Pontiac's Rebellion
Cause: Angry Natives are dissatisfied with British policies in the Great Lakes region Event: Pontiac leads a rebellion of Native Americans against the British. Aftermath: The British create the Proclamation Line. -
Treaty of Paris
Cause: The US and British Representatives signed the Treaty of Paris Event: The British and French end the Seven Years' War with a British victory. Aftermath:The French loses all of its land in North America to Britain. -
Proclamation Line
Cause: King George III responded to Pontiac's Rebellion by a proclamation. Event: The proclamation made a line so that the colonists could not expand west past the Appalachian Mountains. Aftermath: Colonists were upset -
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British colonial Acts
Cause: The British needed money because of the expenses of war, and believed the colonists did not help much.
Event: In response to this, the British taxed the colonists with a series of Acts.
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Boston Massacre
Cause: Rioters were angry about the Intolerable Acts Event: Said rioters threw hard snowballs at British soldiers, who shot and killed some of those protesters. Aftermath: The Colonists become more angry with the British -
Boston Tea Party
Cause: The recent taxes without proper representation in the British Parliament made colonists angry. Event: American colonists dumped crates of British tea into the Boston harbor. Aftermath: The British enact the Intolerable Acts as punishment -
First Continental Congress
Cause: The Boston Massacre enraged the colonies. Event: The colonies sent a representative each to a meeting called the First Continental Congress. Aftermath: They began boycotting all British goods -
Common Sense
Cause: Patriotic actions Event: Paine used clear and plain language to rally colonists together, and support the break from Britain. Aftermath: The colonists started to try to break from Britain more.