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END OF WAR
The French and Indian war had finally come to an end after nine long years of fighting. The Colonists were excited to move and expand into the new land they fought so hard to get. -
SUGAR ACT
The British were in huge debt because of the war, so they decided to make the colonists pay for it. The Government taxed the importing sugar, wine and coffee. The colonists refused to pay the taxes, which gave royal officials the right to check and demand things, and they could easily cause corruption. -
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PONTIAc'S REBELLION
The majority of the Native American tribes had sided with the French during the war, but now they were settled on land owned by the British. Pontiac, the leader of the Ottowan tribe led a rebellion. It lasted for 3 years and resulted in many deaths, so the British Government decided to use a diplomatic approach to fix this problem. Pontiac signed a treaty and the fighting stopped but a new problem arose. -
PROCLAMATION OF 1763
The treaty signed to stop the rebellion was not a surrender, but a deal. The British decided that it was okay that Native Americans got the land west of the Appalachian Mountains without any input from the Colonists. The Colonists were extremely upset because they had spent 9 years fighting for that land and the British government set up a Proclamation line that the Colonists could not cross and no one in the Colonies had a say in anything. -
STAMP ACT
Required stamps on all legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, dice, and all printed materials. Those stamps were the first direct tax. The people purchasing the items with the stamp tax on them were rich people. That was because they were the ones who could read and write. They were also the powerful colonists because of that. They were very upset because of the extra taxes. The colonists were infuriated so they burned, tarred, and feathered the British tax collectors. -
QUARTERING ACT
Parliament passed a law that colonists must supply British troops with living quarters, bedding, food, beer, cider, and rum. The British did not have enough money to pay for the troops so they decided to make the colonists pay. The colonists viewed this law and an attempt to limit their freedom. They were furious so they refused to take the soldiers in. -
VIRGINIA RESOLVES
The stamp act led to first act of resistance from the colonists. The Virginia House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Resolve, which denied Parliament the right to tax the Colonies under the stamp act. Within a year, 8 other colonies adopted similar laws. -
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STAMP ACT CONGRESS
The congress wrote a letter to the government, petitioning tax, saying if they are taxed, they get representation in the government -
REPEAL OF STAMP ACT
As a result of the crumbling economy due to the colonists boycotting British goods, the British repealed the Stamp Act, but the relationship between the British and the Colonists was not mended. -
DECLARATORY ACT
While the colonists were celebrating the repeal of the stamp act, Britain passed the declaratory act, declaring that Britain has the right to pass laws regarding the colonies. -
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TOWNSHEND ACTS
Taxes were put on lead, glass, papers, paint, and tea.The colonists saw this as a violation of their rights so they started to boycott all British goods. The Daughters of Liberty started to make their own clothes so people wouldn't have to buy the expensive British clothes. British troops came to Boston to keep the peace which resulted in even more tension. -
BOSTON MASSACRE
The story that most people know about the Boston Massacre is not at all close to the truth, but it was written that way so all the Americans would rebel. What actually happened was very different from the stories. The colonists were chasing a soldier out of the pub, shouting threats at him. Once he reached the rest of his troop, an angry mob of colonists started. They threw rocks at the British and the shots that were fired were nervous shots of self defense. Only 5 people were killed that day. -
TEA ACT
The Tea act gave monopoly to British East India Company by dropping the price of tea so no colonist companies could compete. The British are making sure the company doesn't fail, bailing them out. The colonists were angry because of the British limiting their freedom so they boycotted it. They would refuse to unload the r tea shipped from Britain, so ships filled the harbor with tea. -
BOSTON TEA PARTY
The Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, disguised as Native Americans boarded 3 British ships and threw 342 chests of tea off of it. That was because they were angry about the Tea Act, so 116 people protested and threw 1.7 million dollars overboard. -
QUARTERING ACT
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MASSACHUSETTS GOVERTMENT ACT
The British knew that the colonists were getting angry and would rebel, so the British closed down the colonial assembly of Massachusetts and put chosen British governor in charge. -
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
It was a law that England passed on the colonists which stated that crimes committed by soldiers would be tried in the UK, which gives them a huge advantage. The soldiers were essentially above the law. -
BOSTON PORT ACT
The British were furious from the Boston Tea Party so they demanded the residents of Massachusetts pay back the 1.7 million dollars. The colonists refused so the British closed the harbor until they paid for the tea. That was bad because the traders couldn't make money and the whole economy was destroyed. -
QUEBEC ACT
The Quebec Act is when the British Parliament passed a law stating that the French-canadians Quebec can expand into other land, have religious freedom, and even speak French. They did that in spite of the colonists who were rebelling against them.