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The French & Indain War
The French and Indain War stared in the year of 1756 and enend in the year of 1763.Th reason for the fighting was that both franch and england, was because for one thing they dont like each other.And because both wanted the land between lake erie and ohio river valley.In the begening of the war french won many victories.But int the end of the war the british won.But had a effect to it. britain was in a abad debt.And the colonist should pay part of the debt. -
Proclamation Of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 ia a document to organize britain's new north american empire and to stabilze relations with native north americans through trade,The colonists didi not react well.The were angry because many already had land in the area west of the appalachians so they just ignored them. -
Pontiac's War
The Pontiac's War was an alliance of wester natvie americans who attacked the british people.They fought because of a war in 1763 by a loose confederation if elements of native american tribes primarily from the great lakes region.The pontiac's war gets it name from pontiac of obwandiyag, the chief of the ottawa tribe who fought in the war.And it affected the colonies because hundreds of them were killed and captured. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Axct was the british puting new taxes on the colonists.And called for harsh punishment of smugglers.The did this because they wanted more money to help provide more security for the colonies.And they hoped that the act would force colonists to sell their good to britain as oppsed to selling to other countries.The colonists were angty with the new act but they couldnt do any thing because it was enforced. -
The Quartering Act
The Quarterins Act was aact passed by parliment.The porpose of the Quartering Act was to save money.And enforce the Proclamation of 1763.The Act required the colonists to house British troops and provide them with food and other supplies.The colonists reacted to the Quartering by protesting,killing some of the soldiers,and refused to feed them and give them their clothing and bedding. -
The Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress was held so the elected representatives from American colonies could protest taxation.Some if the key leaders were George Grenville,William Franklin,Horatio Sharpe,Benning Wentworth,William Tryon.There was thirteen colonies that were represented in the Stamp Act Congress.The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a document written by the Stamp Act Congress,it said that the taxes imposed on the British colonists were unconstitutional. -
The Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products.Like newspapers,wills,licenses,insuance,policies,land titles and other documents.They didi this to help pay for defending and protrcting american fontier near the appalachian mountains.The colonists were mad that the stamp act forced them to pay a tax on all prined material.They protested,burnt stamps,and threatened stamp tax collectors. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend ct was named after Charles Townhend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.The purpose of the Townshend Act was to strengthen the power of the British Parliment, along with the British Royals. Charles Townshend convinced Parliment to pass a series of laws imposing new taxes on the colonists which included special tax on paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. The Acts also insured that colonial officials, such as judges and governors received salaries directly from the Royals. -
The Townshend Acts
Colonists reacted to the Townshend Acts by boycotting goods, refusing to provide living quarters for British troops, and signing non-importation pacts in which they agreed not to buy or import British goods.The Taxes that remained after the Townshend Acts were repealed was the Intolerable Act, Coercive Act -
The Boston Massacre
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The Tea Act
The purpose of the tea act was to let the company bypass tea merchants, or stores, and sell directly to colonists, so the colonists wouldn't have to pay the higher price. The main goal was to get colonists to pay tax, without thinking they were.But thr Act was meant to help the East India Company.A Monopolt ia a specific person of enterprise is the only supplier of a aparticular commodity. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest of lowering the cost of the British tea by the government and the East India company. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed by the British Parliament, because they were deeply in debt and thought the American colonies should pay part of the expense.Another name for the Intolerable Acts was the Cpercive Acts.There was four laws that were apart of the Intolerable.They were Impartial Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act, Boston Port Act, Quartering Act. -
The Intolerable Acts
The acts stripped Massachusetts of self-government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies. -
The First Continental Congress
The seacond was have a council of safety for every colony.Some of the key people in the First Continental Congress was John Adams, Samual Adams,Thomas Cushing,Robert Treat Paine and others. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was held to redress the grievances of the American colonists against both the alarming reduction in colonists' rights as well as the drastic increases in taxes being imposed on the colonists by the British government.There was twelve of the thirteen colonies that were represented.The only colony that was not represented was Georgia.There was 54 people that represented twelve of the thirteen colonies.The two things the colonies agreed to do is boycott british goods -
Lexington And Concord
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The Second Continental Congress
On June 14, 1775 the Congress adopted the United States Declaration of Independence.The Olive Branch Petition was a letter written by the Second Continental Congress to King George, addressing colonial problems and also a last resort to avoid futher bloodshed in the americas.The Declaration of Causes was a document issued by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775, to explain why the Thirteen Colonies had taken up arms in what had become the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
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Treaty Of Paris
The treaty of paris was a document that britan and france signed to bring an end to the long conflict.And it ended the french power in North America.But for the british it was a positive outcome because britain ganined canada and all the french lands east of the mississippi river.and for the effects for thr france the lost there land to the british.
