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Proclamation of 1763
*WHO/WHEN- King George lll
*WHAT- Declaring the Appalachian Mountain was the boundary for the colonies
*WHY-French and Indian War
*COLONIAL RESONSE-Many were angry because they bought land west of the mountains and could no go there. -
Taxation without Representation
*WHO/WHEN- Great Britian in 1763
*WHAT-Great Britian was taxing everything
*WHY- Great Britian was in debt after the French and Indian War
*CALONIAL RESPONSE- They were angry -
Sugar Act
*WHO/WHEN-British Parliament in 1764
*WHAT- Lowered taxes on molasses that was imported by the Colonists.
*WHY- To stop smuggling and increase tax revonue
*COLONIAL RESPONSE- They were angered and protested. -
Stamp Act
*WHO/WHEN- Parliament in 1765
*WHAT-Punnishing and payment of army
*WHY- People were neglecting or refusing to do their job
*COLONIAL RESPONSE-They were angry -
Quartering Act
*WHO/WHEN- Parlaments in 1765
*WHAT- A law was placed on taxes on all printed items
*WHY- Great Britian was in debt and they wonted power
*COLONIAL RESPONSE- They were angry -
Declaratory Act
*WHO/WHEN- Parliament
*WHAT-Parliament had the right to tax and make dicitions for the British
*WHY- Just repeild the stamp act and needed to regain control
*COLONIAL RESPONSE- Colonistdid not like it. They complained because the Parliaments power. -
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Townshend Act
WHO- The Parliament
WHAT- Taxed British goods like tea, glass etc.
WHY- They wanted to make the colonist happy; they thought it would help
COLONIAL RESPONSE- Colonist were mad; they boycotted all the British goods. -
Boston Massacre
WHO- British & Boston colonies
WHAT- A group of colonist that protested to British soldiers
WHY- Soldiers were accused of things
COLONIAL RESPONSE- Colonist outraged; Propoganda -
Tea Act
WHO-Parliament
WHAT- Tea was to be shiped to the colonies and sold cheap
WHY- So the East Indian Company would make profit off of it.
COLONIAL RESPONSE- Colonist were mad because it was undercutting local merchants -
Boston Tea Party
WHO- Boston Sons of Liberty
WHAT- The Sons of Liberty acted like Native Americans and threw 342 chests of tea over board the ship
WHY- Citizens refused to allow ships to unload tea
COLONIAL RESPONSE- Citizens of Boston gathered in the street to celibrate the bravery of the Sons of Liberty -
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Coercive (Intolerable Acts)
WHO-King George III & The Parliament
WHAT-Boston Harbor closed until colonist could pay back the money for the tea.
WHY- King George wonted to punnish Boston for the Boston Tea Party
COLONIAL RESPONSE- The colonist were outraged because it issolated the colony -
1st Continental Congress
WHO- 55 deligates from each colony except Georgia
WHAT- Organization that can represent the American people
WHY- They wanted to regain back their liberty from British
COLONIAL RESPONSE- Colonist formed malitias to help the colonist.