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French and Indian War
In the French and Indian War it was the French against the Brittians, but they were both accompanied by native tribes as their allies. They were fighting over land that stretched between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi river. In the beginning the French were winning but in the end the Brittans won. -
The Sugar and Stamp Acts
The Sugar and Stamp Acts were different taxes that were put on goods, the sugar act was a tax put on molasses, sugar imported by the colonists.The stamp act was a tax put on any sort of paper products bought by the colonists. The patriots then boycotted all taxed items sold by brittain. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were taxes on things like imported glass, wood crafted goods, paint, and tea. The reason for this act was that after the French and Indian War britain wanted the colonists to pay for the war. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when british troops started firing on the colonists who were rioting, the colonists were rioting because they were being taxed on a number of things, but the colonists were threatening the soldiers with clubs and other weapons. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when the patriots dressed up as the natives and boarded a british ship and dumped millions of dollars worth of tea into the harbor. The reason the patriots did this was because the tax on tea was three pennies per lb. of tea. When britain found out they shut the harbor down and made the colonists pay for the tea that was dumped. -
The Intolerable Acts
Boston Port Bill This bill closed the port of boston too all colonists until the damages from the Boston tea party were paid for by the colonists. No ships were allowed into boston harbor and colonists were not able to import and export goods.Quartering Act This bill required colonists to provide food and housing too british soldiers on demand. This robed colonists the right to privacy and security in their own homes. -
The Intolerable Acts Continued
Massachusetts Government Act.This bill annulled the charter of the colonies, giving the british complete control of town meetings. The colonists in boston were not allowed to hold meeting so they moved their meetings too philadelphia.Administration of Justice Act.This bill stated that the british officials accused of crimes would now stand in trial in britain instead of massachusetts and they would more than likely to be found not guilty and given lighter sentences -
The Intolerable Acts Continued
The Quebec Act.May, 1774 This bill extended the canadian borders too cut off the western colonies of connecticut, massachusetts, and virginia. This means that no longer have control of that land and the natural resources. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was the first meeting of the colonies leaders. They were deciding what to do under the patience of britain dwindling away. This meeting united the colonies and made them become closer.
