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French and Indian War
War between France & England in the colonies
Cause: Land-natural resources -
Proclamation Line
Boundary to forbid the colonist from westward expansion. Cause: The cost of the French and Indian war. Controls the colonies. -
Sugar Act
Tax on sugar Cause: Everyday item and England had to pay for the French and Indian war -
Stamp Act
Tax on newspaper, official documents. Cause: Money needed to pay for the French and Indian war and all British citizens pay taxes! -
Sons of Liberty
Vigilante Group (Street Justice) Cause: Excessive Taxes by the British -
Townshend Act
Tax on more everyday products. Cause:
Pay for the French and Indian war, control. -
Boston Massacre
A confrontation between colonists and British soldiers that resulted in 5 deaths-propaganda. Cause:
Tension rising between the colonists and British soldiers in the colony of Mass. -
Committees of Correspondence
Letter writing campaign to keep the colonies informed. Causes:
The civil unrest in Boston. -
Boston Tea Party
Dump crates of tea into the Boston Harbor-Sons of liberty- dressed as Native Americans. Causes:
Excessive tax on tea -
Intolerable Acts
Acts that closed the Boston Harbor taxed more goods. Puts Mass. Under martial law. Causes: Boston Tea Party. -
1st Continental Congress
12 colonies (No GA0 meet to discuss the treatment of the colonies by the British) Causes:
Unfair treatment of the colonies by the British -
Lexington and Concord
British won the first, American won the second. Importance:
Shot heard around the world. -
Battle of Trenton
Americans Won Importance:
First time Guerrilla Warfare is used. -
Battle of Saratoga
Americans won Importance: Turning point of the war. Convinced the French to join the war on the Americans side. -
SIege of Yorktown
Americans won. Importance: Final Victory
