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proclamation of 1763
This proclamation did not allow colonists to settle west of the appalachian mountains. The British government feared the conflict between colonists and Native Americans would lead to another war. They also could not afford to pay British troops to defend the western lands. Colonists were enraged by this proclamation because they felt they had won the right to settle in the Ohio River Valley after winning the french and Indian war. -
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Quartering act
It was an act passed by the parliament. It stated that you must let soldiers stay in your home when they want. You must also give them supplies. Whatever they wanted you had to give them. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts were acts passed by the parliament for colonists. It put taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Many people protested against it like Sam Adams. -
Tea Act/Boston tea party
The tea act was an act that put taxes on tea. This angered colonists very much because they loved tea. So, the sons of liberty decided to dress like indians and attack a British ship full of tea. Then they threw all of the tea out of the ship. -
Intolerable Acts
This act that was passed by the parliament was so bad therefore that the colonists called it the intolerable acts. These acts that were made was to punish the colonists for the boston tea party. One of the punishments were that they closed the port until the tea was paid back. -
Olive Branch Petition
it was made to not have a full blown war with Britian. It said that America was loyal to Britian. The petition was rejected when some people were not loyal to Britin. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
It was the very first battle of the reveloutionary war. At Lexington a bunch of militia fought against the British but they were out numbered. then the British moved to Concord where the militia came back with more men and killed over 200 British soldiers. -
Delaration of Independence
it was a document that gave freedom for America from Britian. They finally would break free from Britian. It was writen by Thomas Jefferson because he was a profesional writer. Also it was signed by many people.
