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Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Treaty of Paris ende the French and Indian war ,and declared that the colonist were not to expand further west.The king made it seem as though he was doing the colonist a favor ,but in reality he wanted to keep controlling them. picture*-www.landofthebrave.info -
Proclamation of 1763
At the end of the French and Indian war, the king created a proclamation stating that colonist were not to go past the Appalachian Mountains.The king also brought in british soldiers to make sure everone was following the prclamationThe colonist found it hard to trust Britain any longer. picture*-history.com -
The Stamp Act
The stamp act was a tax on all printed materials ,this includes the paper,playing cards ,etc. This act affected everyone in the colonies and make certain busnisness diffucult. Many colonist were angry that the law was made without any input from the colonies .The colonist boycotted and began to become economically independent ,Later on the act was repealed. picture* www.learnc.org -
The Declaratory acts
As soon as the stamp act was repealed the Decleratory act was passed. This act stated that England could make descisions for the colonies in all cases . picture*- www.thelandofthebrave.info -
The Townshend acts
The towshend act imposed a tax on all paper,lead,tea,paints and paper.The law violated the colonist rights and many colonist decided to boycott british goods. history.com -
The Bsoton Massacre
In march of 1770 after a miseard gunshot ,British soldiers began shooting at colonist .Even though there were very little casualties ,Those against British control created propanganda to persuade others against England.
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The Tea Act
Parliament passed the Tea act to to have an advantage above the merchants in the colonies.The British East India Company could skip the Colonial merchants directly and sell to shop owners.After this the colonial merchants began to boycott the british goods.
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Boston Tea party
In december of 1773 the sons of liberty disguised themselves as native american and in protest to the tea act dumped a large amount of tea into the boston harbor.
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The Intolerable Acts
After the boston tea party King George lll passed the intolerable or coercive acts to punish Boston.These laws violated the colonist rights and England had planned to separate Boston from the rest of the colonist but instead in support of their rebelry other colonies sent supplies to help.
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1rst continental Congress
55 representatives met in Philidephia to talk about their problems with Great Britain.The delegates helped make decisions like boycotting goods or even forming militias. pic* www.justfoodnow.com -
2nd Continental Congress
The second continental congress met after the end of the first continental congress.They continued to encourage independance and they finally adopted the declaration of independance. PIcture- www.bunow.com -
Midnight Ride: Revere, Cheswell, Dawes
On,April 18,1775 3 patriot men named Paul Revere,Wentworth Cheswell, and William Dawes went out to Lexington,Massachusetts to Warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the british soldiers were coming.
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Lexington and concocord
British troops sent the the colonies were met by 70 militia men which began the first fight of the revolution .picture-www.shsu.com
