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The French & Indian War
Was a war between Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden this allience was intended to beat the King of Prussia. This event shows salutary neglect because when those countries went to war it was hard for them to control their colonies. -
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Events of Pre-American Revolution
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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act taxed new imports, reduced foreign molasses tax by fifty percent, and colonists the British did that for they can pay money to get out of debt because of the cost from the French and Indian War. This is an example of mercantilism because the United States sell more than import. -
The Stamp Act
When the government taxed people to raise their revenue which is where the taxation without representation came from because they taxed the people but they didn't have in say so in what the governement did with the money, -
The Town Shed Act
Taxed basic artisic products such as tea, glass, paint, oil, lead and paper to rasie 40,000 Euros a year for their colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A street fight that took place where many colonist were killed. -
Tea Act
West Idina would be able to ship tea and sell them for cheap prices. This illistrated virtual representation that the citizans are being taxed without the their approval. -
Intolerable Act (Enforcement acts)
Committees make plans secreatly come together to plan a way to secretly go againest Great Britian. -
First Continental Congress
12 Colonies come together to consider different options including the boycott of British Trade and rights. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
"The shot heard around the world" British men would capture colonial leaders. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The British runs Americans from Breed's Hill. -
Thomas Paine “Common Sense”
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to challenge the British government authority. -
Declaration of Independence
When America was free from England.
