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causes of the American Revalution
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The Proclamation of 1763
A ... Very poor reantatment of the proclamation of 1763This is the act that banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountians,But the colonists believed that they could settle where they wished,so they ignored the british. -
end of the french and idian war
The French and Indian warThe French and Indian war ends and it costs the British a great deal of money. which lead to them in to debt. then now they tax to colonists. -
Sugar Act
Sugar ActThe Sugar Act is when the British put tax on sugar, molasas, and other stuff. While they also punished smugglers. That leads to James Otis to create the phrase "Taxation without representation is terany". then the colonists boycot (stop buying) British goods. also petiton to England. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act Summarycolonists buy stamps for documents like dunoplomas, contracts, wiils, and even playing cards. The colonists thought this was unfair to tax them without there word. then damaned repeal. After they knew what happened they burned anything with stamps on them. Then tared and feathered congress and brithish officals in New York. -
Quartering act
The Quartering actRequired colonists to house and feed British officals. Colonists thought that the rights as English citizens has been violated. The colonists reacts was to refuse to let them in there homes. -
Townshend Act
Summary of Townshend ActsThe british became smart and decided "hey we won't tax the goods IN the colonies instead they tax imports." these imports included lead,glass,tea.etc. however it tectally is still a tax so the colonists rights are still being violated. So the colonists also became smart and smuggled goods into the colonies and reduced imports to the colonies -
Boston Massacare
Summary of Boston MassacreThe Boston Massacre happend when a mob of angry colonist were mad at British afficiles. The croud started to throw and shuve the officiles and telling them to fire at them.For self defence the officales started to fire there guns at the mob. 6 people died, The peopl are Samual Gray, James Codwell, Samual Maerick, Patrick Car, and Crisbus Attucks. But Crisbus died latter from a wound. He was a former slave and a dock worker. Thayts the Boston Massacare -
Tea Act
Tea ActThis is the Act that the british pasted so the colonist could only buy tea from the East india Co. It was taxed an extra Three pence (penny) a pound. The colonist chose Not to buy tea. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea PartyThis is When the colonist dressed up as mohawk indians and boarded the tea ship And threw 90,000Lbs (45 tons). It involed 116 people and took 3hrs for this crime. -
Itolerable Acts
A short clipThe British closed the port of Boston until the Tea that got thrown overboard is paid for. (Cost 10,000 pounds). The trials are now held in England and are not in the colonist favor. They also banned town meetings. To add to that the quartering Act is strenghtened. -
the First Contiental Congress
SummaryThe First Contiental Congress was when representatives were sent from all colonies (except Georgia) to discuss what to do about the british taxes. They met to discuss many things like what should be done about the Intolerable Acts Should or shouldn't we smuggle goods and many others. They also trained militias, organized boycotts,and demanded the british repeal Intolerable Acts. -
Paul revere's ride
Famous. Alone Or Not?Paul Rever 's ride was when Paul road threw Lexinton with Billy Dawes and prescott.He did this to warn the colonist "the regulars are coming!" -
Lexington and Concord
lexington and concord700 British troops headed to Concord to seize Munltions. So 77 minutemen waited for the British troops; Shots were fired and 8 farmers were killed, Now war has begun and the first time soldiers VS. soldiers.
