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The French and Indian war
The French and Indian war is when France and Britain went to war because Governor Dinwiddie demanded the French to leave. The British wanted cheap farmland from the French. The French and Indian war was the called the first world war -
The Proclamation line of 1763
The proclamation line of 1763 is when the British parliament was taxing the colonists because of the debt they were in because of the French and Indian war. A boarder allinged with the Appalachian mountains that sperated the angry Natives from the British inorder to control war debt, it became illegal for Colonists to cross the boarder -
The Sugar Act
The sugar act was when the British Parliament was taxing the colonists three cents for sugar. It made the colonists angry because they thought it was unethical to have a tax on sugar just to get the British out of war debt. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was when the British were falling deeper into debt after the French and Indian war. The British were falling deeper into debt after the French and Indian war. The British would put stamps on important documents and tax the colonists. -
the Townshend acts
The Townshend acts are when the British Parliament put tax on imported goods like glass,tea,paper, and paint. The sons of liberty were trying to get everyone to boycott these items. it happend to show that England had power over the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre is when the British Soliders were attacking the colonists, but the colonists brought it all on themselves by antagonizing the soldiers. One of the colonists yelled fire hoping the British would shoot and start war. -
Committees of Correspondance
The Committees of correspondence were when the colonies were communicating with each other. Sam Adams and the sons of liberty were the ones who founded this. The meaning of this was to share information about the crisis with England. -
The Tea Act/ The Boston Tea Party
The tea act was to help the east Indian company because the tea wasn't selling. New York and Philadelphia refused the shipments, Charleston left the tea to rot, and in Boston they insisted that they bring the tea in. But since the Colonists didn't like the tax on tea they dressed up as 60 Native Americans and threw 342 crates of tea into the Boston harbor. -
The Coercive (intolerable) Acts
The British gave the Colonists new laws that were intolerable these laws were that the Boston Harbors were closed, British soldiers had their trials, town meetings were shut down, and the colonists had to house British troops. it lead to the colonists rebelling against these acts. -
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the First Continental Congress
The first Continental congress is the first time the colonies worked together and formed a government. The meeting was held to discuss the current crisis with Britain. The members were John Adams, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Sam Adams and many more. They sent a letter to King George III and to england saying that they were still loyal to the king. -
The battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and concord is The war between the Mallita men and the British red coats. The Mallita men were out numbered 70 to 700. The British commander said " Dont fire unless told to fire." There was one person who shot and nobody knows who was the one who did it. It was called The Shot Heard Round The World.
