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French and Indian War
The outcome of the French and Indian war caused conflicts that lead/contributed to The Revolutionary War. The French war lasted 7 years. It was a war with The British and The American Colonies, against The French and some Indians from North America. Great Britain spent a lot of money on the war, and English colonist participated in the war, which caused conflicts in the future. This war took place between 1754-1763. The Americans and the French each signed independent treaties with Britain. -
The Royal Proclamation
The Treaty of Paris marked the end of the 7 year war. The British gained a lot of land in North America. They were given the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which forbid the American colonist from settling west of the Appalachians in fear of causing further conflicts with the French. The Americans didn't like that they allied and fought the war with the British to gain the land but couldn't settle on it. -
The American Revenue Act
The American Revenue Act of 1764 was a law passed by the British Parliament in April to raise revenue from the 13 colonies. The British government started taxing a series of items including sugar and molasses imported into the colonies. The law was designed to raise revenue from the American colonist. It became well known as the Sugar act. The act had serious economic effects on the colonists. -
The Stamp Act
The stamp act was a law made by the British parliament set because the American Revenue Act didn't bring in enough money to pay the cost for protecting the colonies. The stamp act was the first tax act imposed directly on the American Colonists. The act set tax on all paper documents (including newspaper) in the colonies. The British were in dept from the 7 year war so this act was one of its revenue sources. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a law passed by the British parliament on March 24 of 1765, made to force colonial government to provide quartering to British soldiers stationed in any of the 13 colonies. This meant providing food, shelter, bedding, cooking utensils, firewood, salt, vinegar, beer/cider and candles. A majority of the colonies supplied these to the British troops during the war. The British also sent an extra 40,000 soldiers to protect the colonies and help collect taxes from them. -
The Sons of Liberty are Founded
The Sons of Liberty were a group of government protesters that formed in the American colonies. They formed to protect the colonies' rights and fight the taxation set by the British parliament. They often protested violent and aggressively toward tax collectors. The first act by the Sons of Liberty took place on August 14, 1765, they burned a statue of of Andrew Oliver and some of his property. They quickly spread to all of the colonies. Their goal was to clear the stamp act. They succeeded. -
The Townshend Act
The Townsend act forced a series of indirect taxes on items imported to the United States. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened March 5th of 1770. British Troops were sent to Boston to protect and keep order. So it was only a matter of time before the British and the Colonists confronted the soldiers. The Boston Massacre was an event that happened before the war and lead up to the war. The war happened early in the evening infront of the custom house. The colonist started taunting the guards and throwing snowballs at them. The guards fired killing 5 men and injuring 6. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the American Colonists in Boston directed to the tea tax. On December 16 of 1773, a group of men made their way to the harbor after being turned down by the governor in a meeting and raided three British ships holding the tea and demanded access. The patriots dumped 342 container of tea into the harbor. The Boston Tea Party took place because the colonists didn't want to have to pay taxes on the British tea. -
The Intolerable Acts 1/2
The Intolerable Acts were a set of correctional laws passes by the British Parliament set as a consequence after the Boston Tea Party for the American Patriots insubordination. -
The Intolerable Act 2/2
1st Intolerable Acts - March 31, 1774: Boston Port Act
2nd Intolerable Acts - May 20, 1774: Massachusetts Government Act
3rd Intolerable Acts - May 20, 1774: Administration Justice Act
4th Intolerable Acts - June 2, 1774: Quartering Act of 1774
5th Intolerable Acts - June 22, 1774: Quebec Act 1774
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies that met at Independence's Hall in Philadelphia on September 5 to October 26, 1774. They decided to withdraw all trades with Britain until the intolerable acts were repealed and start training troops. -
Lexington & Concord
The Militia men and The British fought on April 19, 1775. The battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolution. 3 men rode around the countryside letting the Militia Men know the "regular" were coming. The Americans lost the battle in Lexington but held their own and won the battle in concord. The Americans gained their independence back.
