American Reveloution bildup

By meagan.foley
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    American Revolution Build up

  • Albany plan of union

    A plan to create unified government for the 13 colonies, a delegate from pennsylvania at the Albany congress on July 10, 1754

  • Stamp Act

    An act that Great Britain imposed on the colonies of British

  • Sugar Act

    A revenue raising act passed by the parliament of Great Britain
    1. Reduces tax on sugar and molasses
      1. Increases enforcement of tax collection, specifically cracking down on smuggling
      2. Colonist did not like the change, used to salutary neglect

  • French and Indian war

    A 7 year long war Between Britain and France, they were fighting.

  • Declaratory act

    Act of the parliment of Great Britain, which accompanied the repal of the stamp act

  • Townshend act

    1. Tax on paper, led, glass, tea, and paint
      1. Colonists boycotted again, claimed they were taxed without their consent

  • Boston massacare

    A street fight that occurred between a patriot and British they threw stones and sticks and many people were killed
    1. Rowdy colonists gather and taunt British soldiers
    2. After an altercation, the soldiers fired on the colonists
    3. Angered citizens used the incident to incite colonists against the British

  • Intolerable Acts

    term for a seires of punitive laws passed by the British parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party

  • Quarteing act

    One of the coercion acts was passed in the parilament act after the Boston tea party
    Colonists were required to provide housing and supplies for English soldiers stationed in their colonies