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French and Indian War
France's expansion into the Ohio River caused conflict to the British colonies, involving more with Virginia. The British declared war, but leader was weak. New British leader, William, say conflicts within the colonies and paid Prussia to fight in Eurpoe and refunded the colonies for raising troops in North America. They fought several battles but in 1963 they had a peace conference. They came to conclusions that British got Canada from France. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a tax on documents and printed items like, newspapers. If a stamp was on the item then the tax was paid. Colonists organized a secret group called the Sons of Liberty to protest the law. -
Townshend Act
Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. Townshend planned on the acts would cover imperial expenses in the colonies, but many Americans viewed the taxation as too powerful, resulting in limiting imports from Britain. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a patriot mob and Bristish soldiers.. They threw snowballs, stones, and sticks. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to recognize the citizenry. -
Tea Act
Allowed a drawback of the duties of customs on tea exportation to any of the colonies or plantations in America; to increase the deposit on tea to be sold at the India Company's. And to grant licences to the East India Company to export tea duty-free. -
Boston Tea Party
A bill designed to save the East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a virtual monopoly on the American tea trade. The low tax allowed the East India Company to undercut tea smuggled into America by Dutch traders, and many colonists viewed the act as another example of taxation. tyranny. -
Intolerable Acts
Series of laws sponsored by British Prime Minister Lord North in response to the Boston Tea Party. The laws were these: Impartial Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act,
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Lexington and Concord
The "redcoats", British, marched to Lexington which was five miles from Concord. First, the saw 70 minutemen in lines and ordered them to put their weapons down and leave. They didnt do as say so they were shot at. Then they marched to Concord. About 3,000 minutemen hid behind stonewalls and trees so the British didn.t think they were there and once the British started to march back, the minutemen started firing and slaughtered the British. -
Publishing of Common Sense
Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine. It was to challenged the authority of the British government and monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America. It was the first piece of work to ask for independence from Great Britain.
