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Proclamation of 1763
British Rationale:
To limit western expansion of colonies into Native American territories and provide with greater control of the colonies Colonial Reaction:
Resentment and failure to comply -
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The Path to Revolution
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Sugar Act
British Rationale:
Reconfigured tax on sugar/molasses (lowered tax), but cracked down on colonial smuggling to secure market Colonial Reaction:
Boston experimented with boycotts -
Currency Act
British Rationale:
Effort to curb inflation and protect creditors from fianncial ruin Colonial Reaction:
Smoldering resentment -
Stamp Act
British Rationale:
First direct tax on colonies; on stamped goods (cards, documents, almanacs). England owed money to creditors after war and colonists owed England for its protection Colonial Reaction:
Petitions, boycott, violence -
Quartering Act
British Rationale:
Colonists should help/provide for their protection (Bristish soldiers) Colonial Reaction:
Protest in assemblies -
Stamp Act Repeal and Declaratory Act Passage
British Rationale:
No support for Stamp Act and protests are dropping British revenue. Disrepect of crown growing, so must emphasize and declare control. Colonial Reaction:
celebration over repeal; so happy that they are ignoring Declaratory Act -
Townshend Duties
British Rationale:
Taxes would pay for cost of governement in America and reduce debt. "Internal Taxation" Colonial Reaction:
boycotts, petitions, newspaper attacks, decisions were made without colonist input -
Tea Act
British Rationale:
Help the Britis East India Company and reduce tea surplus by allowing only that company to ship tea to America, lowered price of tax. Colonial Reaction:
protest, Boston Tea Party, boycott, governement is trying to butter us up, no representation and damaging colonial merchants -
Coercive "Intolerable" Acts
British Rationale:
Colonists need to be controlled and put in place. Took away Mass. self-government. Colonial Reaction:
boycott, convening First Continental Congress, begin to think of rebellion -
Lexington and Concord
British Rationale:
Wanted to capture Sam Adams and John Hacock at Lexington and wanted to get control of colonial arms and ammo at Concord.
Colonial Reaction:
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet "Common Sense" explaining why they should rebel/separate from the monarchy and war started. -
2nd Continental Congress
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Significance:
Crucial governmental body of revolutionary America. Acted as a central authority and started army organization.
Result:
Declaration of Indepdence, Articles of Confederation, Continental Army
Effect:
Plans for a more permanent form of government, strengthened American war effort -
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Important Events of the American Revolution
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Location:
Breed's Hill in Boston, Massachusetts
Significance:
1st formal battle of war where American forces would face the British in open combat
Result:
Prevented siege of Boston from being raised and British to evacuate Boston
Effect:
Showed that the British weren't invincible and the colonists were a formidable opponent. -
Declaration of Indepedence
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Significance:
Formal announcement of American intention to separate from England and acted as a foundation of American nationalism
Result:
All 13 colonies accepted it after its ratification and it acted as a model for independence and liberty,
Effect:
A national symbol of unity for the colonies -
Battle of Saratoga
September 19 and October 7, 1777
Location:
Saratoga, New York
Significance:
Turning point in the war
Result:
Surrender of British General Burgoyne and alliance between US and France
Effect:
US now winning the war (turning point) -
Battle of Yorktown
September 28 - October 19, 1781
Location:
Yorktown, Virginia
Significance:
Decisive defeat of British
Result:
American victory with General Cornwallis surrendering
Effect:
End of war -
Treaty of Paris
Location:
Paris, France
Significance:
Offiically ended the war, US should not be underestimated
Result:
Terms - Ceded colonial land to the US, removal of British troops, British recognition of the US as an official nation
Effect:
Ended the war
