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French and Indian War
The british and the french both thought the Ohio territory belonged to them as well as the right to trade with the natives. The English then banned it's settlers from crossing into the Ohio Territory -
Proclamation of 1763
The British leaders feared that there was going to be more fighting will be confronted on the frontier if the colonist kept on moving in to the American Indians territory. The Proclamation of 1763 banned the British to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains and it also made made settlers to leave the upper Ohio River Valley. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act came after the French and Indian War had cost it doubled the british national debt. This act hurt the colonists economy well as the constitutional issue of taxation without representation -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act began because the British Government needed to make money to support the Army so they made this act in order to help themselves out. This act required colonist to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when the colonist bought paper items. Well the Stamp act made the colonist protested against the act quickly. The colonist formed a secret society called the Sons of Liberty. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was added because The Parliment punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party. This act needed colonist to house British soldiers. This act increased people's anger towards Britain, this began it fan the flames of the revolution. -
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Townshend Act
The townshend taxed glass, tea, lead and paint(objects that could've only be bought from the british) They colonist boycotted the goods and smuggling increased. -
Boston Massacre
Bostonians thought of the British troops as foreign enemies. Both sides name-called, argued, and fought often. A British soldier argued with a colonist and struck him. Soon a small number of people arrived. The crowd grew louder and angrier by the moment. The soliders fired into the crowd, killing 5 men as well as bringing fear. -
Committees of Correspondence
Communications were slow about the actions that were being passed. Letters were taken to areas of all the colonies with information -
Tea Act
Allowed the British to sell tea directly to the colonists. This would lower the tea price and encourage colonists to stop smuggling resulting in more tax money. Colonists Who were disguised as Indians sneaked onto tea-filled ships in the harbor then dumped over 340 chests into Boston Harbor. -
Boston Tea Party
Angry colonist threw tea into the Boston Harbor which angered the british, who later put a tax on tea. They later closed the harbor a spell as making colonist house soliders. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable act was passed on the cause of Boston Tea Party. This Act punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party by closing the Boston Harbor, and banned the committees of correspondence, this allowed British soldiers to be housed anywhere because of the Quartering Act and also allowing British officials to stand trail in Britain. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress is a meeting it began because the colonist were outraged over the closing of the Boston Tea Party. So they began a gathering of colonial leaders whose goal was to state the colonists concerns and ask the king to correct the problems. They made the declaration of rights, and a list of 10 resolutions to be presented to the King George III. -
Second Continental Congress
It was a convention of delegates from the colonies that formed soon after the launch of the American Revolution. After the war it named itself the central governing authority under the Articles of Confederation útil 1788. -
Lexington and Concord
British soldiers were sent to look for colonial weapons who then run into an angry militia. They defeat 700 British soldiers and the victory boosts their confidence to fight the american revolution. -
Common Sense
'Common sense' written by thomas payne is to explain the need for immediate independence from the british. It encouraged american colonist to decide and fight for independence. -
Declaration of Independence
To inform why America was breaking away from British rule. The document is part of american democracy