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Road to the Revolution
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french indian war
the french and indian war began in 1754 and ended in 1763
the french and indian war was a conflict the american colinist and the french had controll over the ohio vallyand the counfluence of the alleghenyand the monongahela rivers. -
proclomation of 1763
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the sugar act
the british effort to impose new taxes when parliament passed the sugar act pu a duty -or import tax- on sevearl products including molass it also called for harsh punishment of smugglers. -
the stamp act
the stamp act was one of the leading causes of the revolutionary war . it requried that many doucuments such as licenes diplomats contracts and even playing cards be printed on embased (or stamped) paper that had a tax on it. -
the quartering act
the greenvile goverment built up british troop strength in the colnial north america at the end of the french and indian war to protect the colonies aginst threats possed by remaining frenchmen an indians. -
the stamp act congress
in many areas of the american colonies oppsite to the looming stamp act was taking the form of vilonce and intimidation. -
pontiacs war
the indian tribes of the ohio river vally were suprised and angered by the war. the na wer in possession of their homelands and had little feeling or loss during their association with frenchmen. -
THE BOSTON MASSACRE
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry -
THE TEA ACT
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. -
treaty of parise
the fall of quebec sealed the fate of a new france though fighting in europe would countinue for a few years -
the townshend act
charles twonshed known as champage charile of the exchequater in the period following the repel of the stamp act -
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
