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End of the French & Indian War
It was called the 7 Years War. They battled for colonial denomination in North America. The end of the French and Indian War was a cause for celebration in the colonies. It removed several threatening barriers and opened up many new opportunities for the colonists. This would be an example of salutary neglect. http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was Parliament's first serious attempt to claim governmental authority over the colonies. The act placed a stamp duty (tax)on almost everything paper, like playing cards and newspapers, in Britain's North American Colonies. This is an example of mercantilism and virtual representation because virtual representation is the taxation on things that colonist haven't yet approved. Mercantilism is the buying or selling of commodities. http://raymondpronk.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/ameri -
Townshend Act
Started taxing things to help the government. Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. The trade stopped with British. http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/TownshendRepealed.html -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers. They threw snowballs, stones, and sticks. The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. Several colonists were killed which led to a campaign to provoke the rage of the citizenry. http://http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/usa/BostonMassacre.html?_sm_au_=iVVn1PSN144NWvqR -
Tea Act
Let East India Co. sell tea directly to the colonists at cheap prices. Buying the tea meant the colonists would be paying the tax they had not yet approved. (Virtual representation) http://moranmustangs.org/lizzie13/2012/10/15/how-did-tea-act-impacts-the-revolutionary-war/ -
The Boston Tea Party
Governor Thomas Hutchinson let three ships that were carrying tea to enter Boston Harbor. Before the tax could be collected, colonist took action. Colonists stormed the ships and tossed 342 chests of tea into the water disguised as Native Americans. http://toddlohenry.com/2012/12/16/american-minute-for-december-16th-the-boston-tea-party/ -
Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was one of the Intolerable Acts. This act discontinued the, landing and discharging, loading or shipping, of goods, wares, and merchandise, at the town, and within the harbor, of Boston. Basically, it outlawed the use of the Port of Boston by setting up a barricade. http://julieandrachelsocialstudiesp5.blogspot.com/2010/11/1774.html -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
In Massachusetts were the first armed conflicts with British troops. http://reinsteinrevolution2010.wikispaces.com/Battle+of+Lexington+and+Conchord -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Among the most famous battles of the American Revolution, the Battle of Bunker Hill was a vital battle for American Colonists in their wish for independence. This battle provided encouragement for the colonists as well as sending a clear message to the British that the war would not be won so easily. This battle made both sides realize that this was not going to be a matter decided on by one quick and determined battle. http://http://cpwv.org/2010/06/17/the-battle-of-bunker-hill/ -
Battle of Bunkerhill
In Boston, King George III declared the colonies to be in rebellion. http://cpwv.org/2010/06/17/the-battle-of-bunker-hill/ -
Thomas Paine "Common Sense"
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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon.The act also listed more foreign goods to be taxed including sugar, certain wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric and printed calico, and regulated the export of lumber and iron. This is an example of Mercantilism because it is the buying and selling of commodities. http://whenintime.com/EventDetails.aspx?e=85515800-483f-4038-8cb7-1ff8a454fd8e&t=/tl/tgreen_2014/American_Revolution/ -
The Declaration of Independence
The Deceleration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress. It declared that the thirteen colonies, who then were at war with Great Britain, saw themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/trumbull.htm
