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French & Indian War
A. The British and French wanted to expand their land west of the Appalachian Mountains. The French and Indians resisted to give up the land.
B. George Washington leads an army against the French because they wanted to settle in the Ohio River Valley.
C. The British captured the key cities Quebec and Montreal, which signaled defeat. The effects of the war were the Treaty of Paris. It required France to give up nearly all their land. The significance of the war was that France is wiped out. -
Proclamation of 1763
A. The Proclamation of 1763 reserved land west of the Appalachian Mountains for the Indians.
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Sugar Act
A. George Grenville was responsible for the Sugar Act.
B. The Sugar Act increased the enforcement of smuggling laws. It was a tax on sugar and molasses. England began taxing the colonists because they were in debt from the war.
C. The significance was that it was an attempt to raise revenue in Great Britain, so they decided to tax on sugar and molasses.
D. Several assemblies protested taxation for revenue.
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Stamp Act
A. George Grenville was responsible for the Stamp Act.
B. This act said the an official government stamp was required on documents. It was the fist direct tax on colonies.
C. There were riots in the cities.
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Quartering Act
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Stamp Act Congress
A. The Stamp Act Congress consisted of representatives (delegates) from some of the British colonies.
B. They met in New York City
C. The purpose of their meeting was to show that Parliament could not tax the colonies because the colonies didn't have representatives in Parliament.
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Declaratory Act
A. The Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, and declared it had the right to rule and tax the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
A. Chancellor Exchequer Charles was responsible for the Townshend Act.
B. It taxed goods like paper, glass, lead, and tea from England. This is also when the "writs of assistance" is heard about. This showed that any customs officer could search any house for smuggled goods and not need a warrant.
C. The tax money was used to raise revenue.
D. There was a non importation of British goods. The assemblies protested.
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The Boston Massacre
- It occurred on March 5, 1770.
- British troops were sent to Boston to maintain order and enforce the Townshend Acts.
- A total of 5 people were pronounced dead because of the British army soldiers.
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Boston Tea Party
A. Samuel Adams and his Sons of Liberty were responsible for the Boston Tea Party.
B. Colonists did not want to pay taxes on British tea.
C. Colonists dressed up as natives. They dumped 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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First Continental Congress
A. 56 delegates from all colonies except Georgia. Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, and Jon Jay were among the ones that attended.
B. They met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia
C. The purpose was to set up in response to the Intolerable Acts.
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Intolerable Acts
A. It mostly punished Massachusetts and the Boston area, but some affected all of the colonies.
B. Four of the five laws were intended to punish the people of Massachusetts for destroying the tea that was thrown into the Boston Harbor.
C. There was a boycott of British goods. The first continental congress is ordered. -
Quebec Act
A. The purpose was to institute a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763.
B. It helped encourage American colonists towards independence. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
A. The british were looking for a large stockpile of gun/ammunition and and angry militia. The Redcoats and an angry militia fought. For the colonists, 49 died, 39 were wounded, and five were missing. For the British, 73 were killed, 174 were wounded, and 26 were missing.
B. It was considered the first battles of the American Revolution. It was also called the "shot heard 'round the world".
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Battle of Bunker Hill
A. The battle was fought at Boston and Charlestown, Massachusetts.
B. The Redcoats stormed the hill three times but were forced to retreat.
C. The British won, but gave the colonists confidence that they could win the war.
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Common Sense
A. The author of Common Sense was Thomas Paine.
B. He wrote the pamphlet to change the minds of the colonists who wanted to peacefully settle their differences with the British government to fight for their independence instead.
C. It lead to the Declaration of Independence.
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Declaration of Independence
A. Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
B. It was signed The Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2, 1776.
C. It formally announced the break with England.
D. Three main ideas of the Declaration of Independence were the "inalienable rights", unfair laws and taxes, and England had violated the social contract.
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Second Continental Congress
A. The same 56 delegates attended including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, and George Washington.
B. They met in Philadelphia.
C. The purpose of the meeting was to create a continental army.
D. The Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence were written.
