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French and Indian War
The cause of the war was English wanted to expand land west, but the French and Indian resist. During the war British ambush French and Natives capturing key cities, Quebec and Montreal, signaling defeat. British win and cause France to give up nearly all their land.
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Proclamation Of 1763
This document reserved all land west of the Appalachian Mountains from the Indians. This made colonist angry and they didn't listen.
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Sugar Act
The British began taxing colonist to pay for debt from the French and Indian war. This act taxed sugar and molasses. The significance was to enforce custom laws.
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Stamp Act
The British created this law so that all documents required official government stamp this being the first direct tax on the colony there were no good responses. The Sons of Liberty protested and harassed British stamp agents. The Stamp Act congress is then formed and they come to the conclusion that they cant be taxed because they aren't being represented. -
Quartering Act
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Stamp Act Congress
Delegates from only 9 of the 13 colonies attended the meeting at The Federal Hall in New York.The purpose of the meeting was to protest the Stamp Act.The result of the meeting was a colonial petition that was rejected.
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Declaratory Act
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Townshend Acts
Charles Townshend is responsible. It taxed all goods from England and gave us the writs of assistance. Which said customs officers could search any house for smuggled goods. Money was used to pay off british officials. The colonist were very angry and protested it.
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Boston Massacre
-Colonist protested outside of The Commons House
-One of the British soldiers accidentally fire and kill Attucks
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Boston Tea Party
Colonist were upset about the tax on tea so they first
-dressed up as natives and snuck on a ship
-Then dumped 92,000 pounds of tea into the harbor
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Intolerable Acts
Colonist were mainly affected by this act. It closed the harbor, ended town meetings and the royal governor's power increase. In response to that the colonist constructed the first continental congress. -
Quebec Act
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First Continental Congress
Meeting including delegates from all the states except Georgia. Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams were there. They met in NYC to discuss the Intolerable Acts. They decided that colonies should run their own governments but no military action unless attacked.
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Battle Of Concord and Lexington
Redcoats go to Lexington to find hidden weapons and find nothing. When they get there they are facing 70 minutemen. Colonist lose but its considered the start of the American Revolution. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
This occurred in Boston. Redcoats stormed hill 3 times but forced to retreat. British won but gave colonist hope that they could win the war. -
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Second Continental Congress
Sam Adams, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, and George Washington were some of the delegates. They met in Philadelphia to create the continental army and write declaration of the causes and necessity of taking up arms. They also sent the olive branch petition to King george 3. http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/2cont.htm -
Common Sense
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The declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote it and it was signed July 4,1776. It was the official document to declare the americas independence. The main ideas were inalienable right, unfair laws and taxes, and violation of the social contract.
