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French and Revolutionary War
This has been associated with being one of the long-term causes of the Revolutionary War. -
Proclamation of 1763
This stated that the colonists could not pass the Appalachian Mountains to settle. -
Sugar Act
Levied taxes on sugar imported from England -
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Revolutionary War
The battle over the freedom of the colonies. -
Stamp Act
Levied taxes on all paper imported from Great Britain. -
Quartering Act
Made it illegal to turn down a soldier who wanted food and shelter at your house. -
Declaratory Act
Declared England could declare any acts they wanted. -
Townshend Duties
Taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported from Great Britain. -
Boston Massacre
A hugely blown-up event in which 5 colonists, including a slave were killed after publicly harassing some British solders. -
Tea Act
Stated that all tea imported to the colonies could only be from the British East India Tea Company. -
Boston Tea Party
An event where many colonists poured thousands of pounds worth of English tea into the harbor in protest of the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
Included 4 parts which were meant to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. -
Declaration of Independence
A legal document stating that the colonies were free of English rule which Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton all signed from Georgia. This is often considered a short-term cause for the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Kettle Creek
Being a big morale booster for the Georgian Patriots, allowed no real strategical benefits other than ability to regroup and increase supplies. -
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Siege of Savannah
Being the 2nd bloodiest battles, it involved Savannah being held under siege by England.