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1750
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french and indian war
The french and indian war, also known as the 7 years war, started when george washington, who was in the british army at the time, defeated a small reconasiance party of french soildiers and their indian allies. After several battles, the french and indian war officially began and became one of the main causes of the revolution. -
Proclamation act of 1763
The Proclamation act of 1763 was issued by King George III. I denied settlers the rights to expand beyond the Appalachian mountains after winning French territory from the 7 years war. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was a tax for American colonists. It required all colonist to use specially stamped paper for all business in the colonies. This infuriated the colonists because they had no representation in British parliament. -
The Stamp act Congress
The Stamp act Congress was the first congress held by the American colonies. The congress discussed the Stamp Act and created the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. The Declaration stated that Parliament could not issue tax becuase the colonies did not have any form of representation in parliament. -
The Declatory Act
The Declatory act was issued by Parliament. It stated that Parliaments ability to tax was as strong in America as it was in England. This also suspended the New York Assembly. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was issued after the repeal of the Stamp Act. The Townshend Act imposed futher taxes on English goods such as glass, lead, and tea. The writings of Samuel Adams and John Dickinson lead to the colonist boycotting English goods. -
The Boston Massacre
British troops had been stationed in Boston. After recieving verbal and physical abuse, they fired into the crowd without recieving orders to do so. The shots killed 3 civilians and wounded 2 others.
