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French and Indian War
This war started because English Colonist wanted to settle in french land.
Great Britain and the colonist fought against the French ( Indians fought on both sides)
The Colonist won upon the Treaty of Paris,1763 which made france give up all their land. -
Proclamation Of 1763
This Document was presented due to the French and Indian war which said the colonist were not allowed to settle west of the appalachian Mountains. This affected the colonies because the Colonist wanted to settle there but couldn't due to the Proclamation of 1763 -
Sugar Act of 1764
George Grenville was responsible for the Sugar Act.
The sugar act was a law passed by parliament that set a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies. This law was important because this stalled the manufacturing of rum which was one of the main drinks in the colonies. The colonist responded to this by having one of the 1st open protest against the british. -
Quartering Act
All colonist were required to provide housing for soldiers and provide them with food. -
Stamp Act
George Grenville was also responsible for the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act required various items such as licenses, documents, diplomas and nearly every paper item to be printed on stamped or embossed paper in the American colonies. This meant that the American colonists were obliged to pay a fee on almost every piece of paper used for legal documents. The response to this was riots and protest -
Stamp Act Congress
There were 9 attending delegates of the 13 colonies. They met in New York City. This meeting was called to discuss how they should react to the unfair taxes. Decided that they had no representation, Only colonial assemblies had the right to tax. -
Declaratory Act
the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the Sugar Act. Parliament repealed the Stamp Act because boycotts were hurting British trade. The declaration stated that the Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain -
Townshend Acts
Charles Townshend was responsible for this act. the Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies, they did this to make money, they also wrote the writs of assistance to make sure that the colonist weren't smuggling anything. The taxes were used to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain. The colonist refused to buy products in response to this. -
Boston Massacre
British troops had been stationed in Boston, since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials. A mob formed around a British sentry, who was subjected to verbal abuse and harassment. He was eventually supported by eight additional soldiers, who were subjected to verbal threats and repeatedly hit. They fired into the crowd, without orders, instantly killing three people and wounding others. Two more people died later of wounds sustained in the incident. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonist were responsible for this event. They did this in protest of the Tea Act which raised tea taxes.
The demonstrators, some disguised as Native Americans, in defiance of the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, destroyed an entire shipment of tea. They boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
Due to this Great Britian decided to close down the ports in Boston which was known as the Intolerable Acts -
Intolerable Acts
The Colonist were largely affected by this because they lost one of their most major ports. The acts took away Massachusetts' self-government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies. The ports in boston were also closed due to this act. an agreement to boycott British goods and, if that did not get the intolerable Acts reversed after a year, to stop exporting goods to Great Britain as well. -
Quebec Act
It gave the French Canadians complete religious freedom and restored the French form of civil law. The Thirteen Colonies considered this law one of the Intolerable Acts, for it abolished many of the Western claims of the coast colonies by extending the boundaries of the province of Quebec -
First Continental Congress
The meeting consisted of delegates from all the colonies except Georgia, Some of the most notable people that attended were John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, and James Madison. They met in Philadelphia. They went to this meeting to discuss what they should do about the Intolerable Acts. They decided to boycott all british items. -
Battle Of Concord and Lexington
This was the 1st battle of the Revolution. The british were after weapons and Samuel adams. The Militia were the soldiers who fought in this battle. the Militia which was just about 80 soldiers loss against a army of 700 british.4 -
Second Continental Congress
All the states attended except for Georgia. Some notable delegates were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Sam Adams, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, and George Washington. They met in Philadelphia. They met to discuss the colonial war effort. They decided to Write the Declaration of Independence and the Olive Branch Petition. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
This happened in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Two assaults on the colonial positions were repulsed with significant British casualties; the third and final attack carried the redoubt after the defenders ran out of ammunition. The colonists retreated to Cambridge over Bunker Hill, leaving the British in control of the Peninsula. The colonist had a rise in confidence because it showed that they could stand up to the british. -
Common Sense
This was a book written by Thomas Paine.This advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history. This article was important because it raised many of the colonist morale and persuaded them to continue fighting. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration. The Declaration was signed July 4th, 1776. This document was important because it showed that the colonies would be succeeding from Great Britain. The main ideas were All men are created equal.
All men have basic human rights given to them by God.
The only reason to have a government is to protect these basic human rights, which Jefferson lists as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The colonist were happy because it meant independence. -
