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End of the French and Indian War
British colonist wanted to expand west in to this region to find more usable farm land.
Britain gets Florida from Spain and French land east of Mississippi river and in Canada. -
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Causes of the American Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
King George III said colonist could not move west of the Appilachain Mts.-he did not want to have to keep protecting from indian attacks. -
The Surgar Act
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESTENTATION!!
Boycotted taxed sugar, boycotted. -
Stamp Act
Required special tax, stamps for legal doc's news papers,dice, cards ect.
Unfair for parliment to tax colonist since they have NO represinitive in parliment.
Boycotts, sent pettions to the king, smuggling, violence. -
Quartering Act
Forced colonist to house british soldiers stationed in the colonies.
Violation of thier rights, outraged.
Refused violence towards soldiers. -
Townshed Act
-Taxed on imports likenglass,paper,and tea.
-allowed officers to use WRITS OF ASSISTANCE to search colonial ships for smuggled goods -
Boston Massacre
There was an alceration between citizens of Boston and British soldiers shot and killed 5 citizens of Boston as a result of this altercation -
Tea Act
-allowed colonists to import brithish tea directly fom india
-tea still taxed but much cheaper
-colonists saw it as a trick to accept being taxed without a represenative -
Boston Tea Party xD
The sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk indians, snuck on to the British East indians C.O. ships and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The First Continetal Congress
-a meeting of reps. from 12 of the 13 colonies in philadelphia
-to discuss how to respond to the intolerable acts
-demanded repeal of intolerable act -
Intolerable Act
-Punishment of massachuesetts for the boston tea party
-bannned town meetings
-closed boston harbor until tea was payed
-new quatering act -
Paul Reverves Ride
The Sons on Liberty learn of the British plan to march to Concord, MA and seize the weapons..... Fighting continued the next day at the Battle of Concord (April 20, 1775) -
Lexington And Concord
First war of the revolutionary war
