Continental congress

Events Leading To The American Revolution

  • French And Indian War

    French And Indian War
    The French And Indian War was how the french and the indians fought over land because the Brittish were going into debt.
  • Proclomation Of 1763

    Proclomation  Of 1763
    The Proclomation Of 1763 was when parliament passed a law saying colonists can't go to the west applachian mountains. The colonists were mad because they didn't think Brittian had a right to do this but Brittian was trying to protect them.
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    Why They Were Ticked

    The reason the Brittish told the colonists they couldn't go anywhere is because the indians were going to kill them there.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    The Quartering Act was when the Brittish soldiers forced colonists to give up thier houses and let the Brittish sleep in them due to cold weather.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act was a tax from Brittian that taxed all papers.This was the very first tax from Brittian.
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    Why they Needed This Tax

    The reason Brittian taxed the colonists for rediculous thinks such as wearing a certain color shirt is because Brittian needed money.
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    Why the Brittish Forced The Colonists

    The Brittish forced the colonists to give thier houses up for them due to cold weather and getting attacked at night.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre is when the Brittish and colonists got into a fight because the colonists didn't want the soldiers in thier houses anymore
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    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was when the colonists protested because they were tired of buying tea from Brittian for the Brittish soldiers. So the colonists got them back by dumping 90,000 pounds of tea into the ocean.
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    Why Didn't The Colonists Want to

    The colonists didn't want to buy the tea because they didn't have enough money. They didn't have enough money because of Brittians rediculous taxes.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    The First Continental Congress was when the delegets got together to figure out how to resolve problems with the Brittish. So the colonists had to work together to get rid of this problem
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    What Made The Meeting Start

    The reasons the colonists had to come together to solve this problem is because the Brittish were forcing random taxes against the colonists. Also because the Brittish were forcing the colonists to give up thier houses and let the Brittish sleep in them instead of the bitter cold.
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    Why Was There Problems

    The delegets got togethether to solve problems with the Brittish such as rediculous taxes, forcing them to give up thier homes, and saying the colonists cant go west of the applachian mountains.