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Proclamation of 1763
During this time it was the end of the French and Indian war. The British intentions were to be checking on the settlers of their territory of the Indians. -
Sugar Act
It was an act so that people would stop smuggling sugar and molasses. The people would do this because the taxes were so high , they were charged six pence per gallon. The smuggling was continued until the year 1766, when the taxes were lowered. -
Sons of Liberty
It was an organization that was created to go against the Stamp act. It was mostly made up people who didn't really have power, they were under the rule of a shoemaker. They were all over the place and wanted the stamp distributors to resign. -
Quartering Act
It was a army that were kept in American land during peacetime. The people were thinking that they were there so they would use them against them. The people were mad because they were being taxed for provisions and barracks for soldiers. -
The Stamp Act
This was an act that was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. They would tax all the American colonists for printed paper. For example legal documents, licenses, newspaper, and even playing cards. The tax money was used to help the cost of defending and protecting the troops that ere stationed in the American frontier. -
Boston Massacre
A soldier was protecting the Kings money found, when colonist came and started to telling him threatening with violence also insulting him.He called for backup and they came. The colonist plead the soldiers to hold their fire, they did.Then one of the soldiers said he heard "fire" and shot someone,the other of the soldiers then started to fire as well. The soldiers ended up killing five colonist. -
Tea Party
The act was done because the people wanted to be bailed out from the East Indian company. The colonist resisted and then they boarded some of the East Indian ships and dumped loads of tea overboard. Two year later war begun. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates form the 13 colonies except Georgia were meeting in Philadelphia. They meet to talk about equality of participants and promote free debate. They ended passing the Declaration of Rights and Articles of Association. -
¨Shot heard round the world¨
British troops were sent to Massachusetts in order to seize weapons and ammunition. When they were lined up for war, someone shot a gun it unsure on who it was. In total ten Americans lay dead, multiple were injured and three redcoats died. This started the Revolutionary war. -
Olive Branch Petition
This was a act that the colonist did so they would avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. The colonist plead their loyalty and stated their rights to as British citizen in a document.
