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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War happened between the 17th and 18th centuries. It happened when the French and British sparked a conflict when the French colonies started to interfere with the British colonies. This created tension because they will always have negative feelings towards each other regarding their land. -
Writ of Assistance
The Writ of Assistance is a search warrant that made it so the British custom officials were allowed to search any colonial home to see if there was any smuggling or not. This happened in an attempt to stop smugglers from getting away with it. Boston merchants were outraged with the British. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris occurred when the French Indian War ended. This was a treaty stating that Spain could keep all of the land to the west of the Mississippi and New Orleans. This happened because there was an agreement made with all the countries to claim their own places. This created tension because everyone wanted the same thing. Britain took Florida from Spain which also created tension. -
Proclamation of 1763
This established a proclamation line across the Appalachians. This showed what colonists weren't allowed to cross. They ignored it and still crossed. This was for controlling purposes. This launched tension amongst Britain because the colonists continued to Native American lands. -
Sugar Act & colonists response
The Sugar Act was the law that attempted to keep back sugar smuggling and molasses by raising the taxes in 1764. This caused conflict because it imposed taxes upon imports that were never taxed. Colonists complain that this would reduce their profits. -
Stamp Act & colonists response
The Stamp Act imposed taxes on documents and items like newspaper, wills, playing cards, etc. They placed a stamp on items in which the tax had already been paid. This tax directly affected colonists. Shopkeepers and laborers organized a secret resistance, "Sons of Liberty", to protest against the British. -
Sons of Liberty is formed & Samuel Adams
The Sons of Liberty were a group of people who opposed the Stamp Act (stamps placed on papered items to place a tax on the item). This act eventually was repealed. Samuel Adams led the Townshend Act which taxed items from Britain. This is when the colonists also boycotted British goods. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was passed the same day the Stamp Act was repealed. This was the full right to bind colonies and people of America in every case. This was just a an act to recover the failed Stamp Act. -
Townshend Acts & colonists response
The Townshend Act was led by Samuel Adams which taxed items imported by Britain. This, once again, made the colonists boycott the British imports. All imports were taken out of the Townshend Act except for tea. -
Boston Massacre
A mob came together in front of Boston Customs House. They taunted the British soldiers. Five colonists got shot and were wounded or killed. This was quickly labeled the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Tea Party
A large group of Boston rebels disguised as Native Americans went onto three British ships and dumped tea off of it into the harbor. 18,000 pounds of tea was thrown as a rebellious act. This was in result to the Tea Act protest. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was created to save British East Asia India Company who was nearly bankrupt. This made it so the company has the right to sell tea to colonies without taxes. This cut out colonial merchants out of tea trading so East India Company could sell tea directly to customers for less money. The american colonists protested. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was formed in response to Britain's actions. 56 delegates met and made the declaration of colonial rights. They were defending their right to run their own affairs. From now on if the British used force against their colonies, they could fight back if they didn't agree. -
Intolerable Acts One, Two, & Three
One law of the Intolerable Acts shut the Boston Harbor down. The Quartering Act authorized British commanders to house soldiers in open private homes. General Thomas Gage was made the new governor in Massachusetts. Then, he made Boston under Martial Law which means they were ruled by military forces. In response to this, the committees of correspondence assembled the First Continental Congress. -
Minutemen
The minutemen was a group of civilian troops who were armed with firearms and gunpowder on the ready to fight in a minute's notice. When General Thomas Gage heard about this, he ordered his troops to go to Massachusetts and seize all illegal weapons. -
Second Continental Congress
