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Bacon's Rebellion
an armed rebellion that took place by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley
cause: Governor Berkeley's refusal to retaliate for a series of Native American attacks
impact: led to the growth of the slave trade -
Great Awakening
a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America
cause: a passion for religion had grown
impact: a renewed dedication toward religion -
Albany Plan of Union
a plan to create a unified goverment for the Thirteen Colonies suggested by Benjamin Frankin, then a senior leader and a delegate from Pennsylvania at the Albany congress
cause: mperial officials wanted a clear colonial-Indian relations policy
impact: allowed the new government to impose taxes for its own support -
French and Indian War
pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies
cause: a conflict between England and France over control of the Ohio River Valley
impact: a great expansion of British territorial claims in the New World, but increased Britain's debt -
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawas, united a coalition of American Indian tribes to resist British rule in the Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley
cause: British permitted white settlement on Native American territories
impact: showed the ability of diverse tribes to come together and form an effective coalition to resist British forces -
Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide
cause: Chief Pontiac led numerous attacks against British and colonial expansion and settlement
impact: closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia -
British Colonial Acts (Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, Coercive Acts)
The acts regulated trade and commerce in the colonies and were passed to help pay off the debt that the British government had incurred
cause: Britain was in debt
impact: caused American colonists to rebel against Britain -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston
cause: British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men
impact: further the frustration of colonists because of the high tax British were charging, and caused them to want to fight for their independence -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts
cause: The American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for expenses incurred during the French and Indian War
impact: five people died and colonists did not want taxed tea -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States
cause: reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes
impact: action for recovery of rights for the Coercive Acts