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French and Indian War
www.history.comThe French and Indian war began in 1756 and ended in 1763. The war started because of ongoing frontier tension in North America. After 7 years of fighting the war was ended with the Paris treaty. -
The Proclamation of 1763
www.history.com/After the French and Indian war, British empires started taking stronger control of the colonies. King George lll declared all land west of the Appalacians where off limits to the colonal settlers. Which made some settlers angry, others liked the safe feeling. -
The Stamp Act
http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfmThe stamp act was passed in 1765 which ment all american Colonist would have to pay tax on any piece of paper they used. The money was used to help support the soldiers stationed in the Appalacians.The colonist reacted with violence and demanded the right to have their tax pickers decide what they pay tax on. -
the Townshend Act
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The Townshend Act was made when a guy named Charles Townshend ould say that colonist should have to pay tax on everyday things like tea, glass, leads, paints, and papers. Many puswasive colonist would say that this is a free contry, we should not have to pay taxes on such everyday items. -
Boston Massacre
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The Boston Massacre was a street fight that happend in the 1770's. Settlers started throwing snowballs, sticks, rocks or anything they could find at a group of British soldiers. The Boston Massacre was a sign that the Revolutionary War was coming. -
The Tea Act
Tea act The tea act was the colonist demanded the tea be taken back to England, when they did not tons of colonist got together and dumped almost $1million dollars worth of tea into the water. -
The Boston Tea Party
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The Boston Tea party is where colonist threw over 342 chest of tea into the Boston Harbor. They did this to show their rebellion against tax paying. -
The Intolerable Acts
Intolerable ActsThe Intolerable Acts was the name of laws ment to punish Massechusettes settlers for throwing the large amount of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Lexington and Concord
www.history.com/The fights of Lexington and Concords where a start of the Revolutionary War. On the night of the attack hundreds of British soldiers marched from British to Concord to attack the settlers. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, The men where ready for a fight, soon after intense fire, the British started to retreat. After many more battles, the colonist won their independence. -
The Declaration of Indepenance
www.history.com/The Declaration of Independance is an adoped doctument that declares the 13 colonies have independance. Because the colonies where independant, they where able to form and allience with the government of France.
