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Events leading to revolution
The British defeated the French and their Indian allies in the French and Indian War in 1754-1763. The result was British control over much of North America. -
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The Colonists had always considered themselves Englishmen now and among the rights for all Englishmen was a voice in Parliament that was something they didn't have. With the Stamp Act, "Taxation without representation is tyranny," became a battle cry. -
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people from Boston were most outspoken and violent in their reaction to taxes. They threatened and harmed British customs officials trying to collect taxes. TheBritish then quartered some troops in Boston to protect their officials. In 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred as British troops fired into a group of protesters, killing five of them. This was the first blood -
events leading to rev
In 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred as British troops fired into a group of protesters, killing five of them. This was the first blood massacre -
leading to revolution
In 1773 was the Tea Act.... the East India Company had a huge impact on the importation of tea. In protest, a group of Boston citizens disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded a ship and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor and this is became the Boston Tea Party. -
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1754-1763 The French and Indian War -
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1766 The Declaratory Act -
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1770 Boston Masacre -
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1776 The Virgia Declaration of Rights -
cause&effect
The 1765 Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax (in the form of a stamp) on printed documents, various licenses, and other goods. Colonists rebelled and terrorized British tax collectors. -
cause&effect
This document outlined the terms of the British surrender in 1783. Its ratification officially ended the Revolution, making America a free country. -
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The 1787 Constitutional Convention resulted in the elimination of the Articles of Confederation and the formation of a new, more effective government and constitution.