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the french and indian war
-the year the war began was in 1754 the war ended in 1763. -the reason that the french and british were fighting is cause they wanted controll of lake champlain and its tributaries. -won early victories and appereaed to be winning was the french -french won the war.... -colonists had learned to unite against a common foe. -
treaty of paris:
-this is a document also known as the treaty of meaux
-british was at the react of industrial revolution.
-fact that religous wars had on french intellectatuals. -
pontiacs war
pontiacs conspiracy(a rebellion)
they fought to gain or to take over.
it gets its name from (kiyastuta)
it effected the colonies-they destroyed 8 forts and caputurded and killed 100's of people -
proclamation of 1763
this is a great celebration in the colonies-french had the "indians" against the british.
the purpose was to define or establish 4 new colonies.
the colonies reacted becoming angry with them. -
the surgar act:
the sugar act was a law passed for placed tax on surgar, wine, and other important things.
they passed this law to order and to get revengn
the colonist responded: by getting angry and lowing taxes. -
the tea act
was to let company bypass tea merchants.
it was meant to help the east india tea company.
is an enterprise that is only seller of a good or service. -
2nd part of the boston massacre
paul revere defened them because since he was infront of them and because of circulating widerly.
herny pelham and paul revere made the famous picture of the boston massacre. -
the boston tea party
was a nonviolet political protest.
the issues produced a showdown that resulted in 500.000 teas being thrown into the harbor.
a group of samuel adams men were responceable for the boston tea party.
they responed by getting mad and shutting down. -
the boston tea party
when the boston soilers opened britians 13 americans colonies rose up in irsurrection and won their indepence.
the boston massacre was the killing of 5 colonists by british regulars on march 5 1770
no i dont think it is fair to call it the boston "massacre" because it wasnt really a "massacre" because only a little amount of people were killed(5 people) it wasnt a whole lot of people.
the famous american that defened the british soilers was ( PAUL REVERE)
to be contiued........ -
the intolerable acts
they were dealing with debt
was a coercive act
the 5 laws:
impartial administration of justice act
boston port act
quarting act
quebec act
massachuttest bay regulationing act
they were a factor to contributing to the american revolution -
the first continenal congress
it was held because of a convention of the delegates from 12.
only 5 colonies were represented
were 10 members
colonies agreed on
1-was a compact along the colonies
2- to boycott british good beginings
the key people are the british parliment -
Lexington & Concord
both had to do with the rebellion that was brewing in the colonies at the time.
the first milatary engagment of american revolution.
minuteman is a memeber of a class of american militman who volunteered.
what happened at concord: is they fought and won
the result: spans over 3 and 1/2 centuries and there were numerous results to those actions. -
the second continental congress
congress met and agreeable to the order of the day.
was adopted by the continuel congress in july 1755 (olive branch petition)
the nescessity of takeing up arms( document ) -declaration of cause
served 13 dunmores-( congress serving for the colonies) -
Battle of Bunker Hill
they were defending with 10 twenty-four pound guns
buildt/up forticitaions
some were killed-800 wounded badly
who led the americans-general william howe
who led the british-general howe and clinton
stragey- go out and fight for there freedom
why they pick that stragey because to go out with the straight assult
the battle was named after the adjacent bunker hill.
british won that battle
because alot were killed and british wouned 800 soliders (very costly victory)
