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French and Indian War
The cause of the war was land. It was the British v. French and Indians and they hoped in the future the English would be more sympathetic. The British won, but the Treaty of Paris required France to give up nearly all their land. https://www.google.com/search?q=date+of+the+french+and+indian+war&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiinbmZp8bWAhWG2yYKHZVdA3QQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=KZgT8Fbin93yVM: -
Proclamation of 1763
Reserved land west of Appalachian Mountains for Indians. England began increasing taxes on colonists to help pay for war debt. https://www.google.com/search?q=date+of+the+french+and+indian+war&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiinbmZp8bWAhWG2yYKHZVdA3QQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=KZgT8Fbin93yVM: -
Sugar Act
Parliament was responsible.
England taxed sugar & molasses, and sent smugglers to British court, not a colonial court.
The colonial response was protesting. https://www.google.com/search?q=sugar+act&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCxtXTqsbWAhXBKCYKHYngCmoQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=QSrG3nDQCyn9DM: -
Quartering Act
Required colonists to provide food, drink, and living space to British soldiers. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&biw=1366&bih=630&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=quartering+act&oq=quartering+act&gs_l=psy-ab.3...140173.143305.0.143475.14.9.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..14.0.0....0.HycOJQFLt-U&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=ZUd-HLPESM7hUM: -
Stamp Act Congress
Parliament and delegates were involved.
They met in NYC.
The purpose was to discuss the Stamp Act
Parliament could not tax the colonies because colonies didn´t have reps. in Parliament. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&biw=1366&bih=630&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=stamp+act+congress&oq=stamp+act+congress&gs_l=psy-ab.3...236754.240962.0.241085.18.11.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..18.0.0....0.sAIghCgfxwI&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=K7roQVTkOGiudM: -
Stamp Act
Parliament was responsible.
Official government stamp required on documents.
Colonial response: the Sons of Liberty protested and harassed British Stamp Agents. Attacked the stamp act over the heated debates over the House of Burgesses. https://www.google.com/search?q=stamp+act&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb1p7nq8bWAhUFPiYKHfTgDUgQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=nV3ONuCxxkh0kM: -
Declaratory Act
Parliament repealed stamp act, declared it had right to rule and tax the colonies. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&biw=1366&bih=630&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=declaratory+act&oq=declaratory+act&gs_l=psy-ab.3...123494.133980.0.134414.27.24.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..27.0.0....0.St27uKjt7IA&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=VhVb9tLZYSO_GM: -
Townshend Acts
Charles Townshend was responsible.
Taxed goods from England, and writs of assistance was when officers could search any house for smuggled goods.
Was used as the tax revenue after the Stamp Act.
Response was ¨ no taxation without representation ¨ https://www.google.com/search?q=colonial+response+to+townshend+act&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwij87XhtsbWAhWLNSYKHbdqBUkQ_AUICygC&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=h4H7WWuvS9FdpM: -
Boston Massacre
1) 5 colonists died
2) British soldiers were shooting at a protesting crowd
3) Crispus Attucks was the first person killed https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&biw=1366&bih=630&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=boston+massacre&oq=boston+m&gs_l=psy-ab.3.0.0i67k1j0l3.440387.442600.0.445174.8.8.0.0.0.0.1046.1046.7-1.1.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..7.1.1044....0.Y4_o_Br8gPM&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=tTH8aj34cNIFcM: -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists were responsible.
The tea act led to the event.
1) colonists dressed as natives
2)dumped 92000 pounds of tea into boston harbor
British responded by passing the Intolerable Acts. https://www.google.com/search?q=boston+tea+party&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwicm8XdusbWAhWHRCYKHRcgCVYQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=Cho5zSZoKDQ8iM: -
Quebec Act
Was an act of Parliament of Great Britain setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec. The colonial response was they were angry because it stopped westward expansion. http://history.lbpsb.qc.ca/m3u2l1a.htm https://www.google.com/search?q=quebec+act&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJuqPf-MfWAhUF2SYKHSpfB0sQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=qf-k2BFLMo0v4M: -
Intolerable Acts
The colonies were mainly affected.
Were meant to punish the colonists for Boston Tea Party.
Colonists voiced their opposition on a local level. https://www.google.com/search?q=intolerable+acts+date&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihj8bfvMbWAhXIbiYKHXHuDp8Q_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=4ft_oLHZZ51JHM: -
First Continental Congress
All of the colonies sent delegates except Georgia. The founding fathers were Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, and John Jay.
They met in Philadelphia.
The purpose of them meeting was to talk about the new taxes.
The result of their meeting was it defended the colonies right to run their own gov´t, no military action unless attacked. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-continental-congress-convenes -
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Second Continental Congress
Decisions were made state by state.
The founding fathers are John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Roger Sherman that were there. https://www.google.com/search?q=second+continental+congress&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwioobrK3MjWAhXHbiYKHRkWCGAQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=8yT-wa4Xa9PJIM: -
Battle of Concord & Lexington
The British were after the guns and ammunition hidden in Concord. All 13 colonies fought against the British. For the colonists 49 were killed, 39 were wounded, and 5 were missing. For the British 73 were killed, 174 were wounded, and 26 were missing.
Significance was that it was one of the first battles of the war. https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/lexington-and-concord -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Occurred in Boston.
Redcoats stormed the hill three times but were forced to retreat.
The British won, but gave the colonists confidence they could win the war.
Their response was confidence they could win. https://www.google.com/search?q=battle+of+bunker+hill&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlnN3h3sjWAhUC6iYKHVsKBwAQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=daktMJTnom5vEM: -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine was the author.
It supported independence from Great Britain.
Significance was it helped persuade undecided colonists to support independence. https://www.google.com/search?q=common+sense&rlz=1CALEAL_enUS757US760&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi30Mzc38jWAhWESiYKHXQfCBQQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=630&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=lhjsqa08M5DlHM: -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote it.
Wasn't signed till August 2,1776.
The significance was the document contained certain ideals that the colonists believed were important for men to have.
The main ideas was that all men were created equal and all men have basic human rights given to them from God.
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