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House Of Burges #1
-Growing political power
-control over finances, militia, etc.
-Local legislation
Impact:
-First form of govt. other then King
-Upset the King
-first freedom they had -
Proclamation Line #2
-Ended westward expansion
-Forbids settlement in Ohio River Valley
-Strictly enforced
Impacts:
-¨unfair¨ to colonists
-Very enforced rule so it was unusual for the colonists -
Stamp Act #3
-Tax on all printed goods
Impacts:
-Strictly enforced
-End of salutary neglect
-Caused rebellion amongst colonists
- Rebellion in 1766 -
Townshend Act #4
-Tax on glass, paint, tea, etc.
-After the repeal of the stamp act
-similar to the stamp act
Impact:
-continued rebellion
-boycotts
-illegal methods of rebellion
-i.e tarring and feathering -
Boston Massacre #5
-5 People died
Impact:
-Used as propaganda
-Started united colonists
-Pushed the rebellion -
Boston Tea Party #6
-Caused an est. $1-3 million in damages
-Caused the tea act
Impact:
-G.B. see as a threat
- Angers the King
-causes the tea act -
Tea Act #7
-Tax on tea
-Aftermath of Boston Tea party
impacts
-Direct trade with East India co.
-Harder for American merchants to sell tea -
Lexington & Concord #8
-A small battle against Britain
-considered a ¨win¨ for Americans
impacts
-British plan was no longer a secret
-273 British deaths and 95 American deaths -
Olive Branch #9
-Asks the king to explain their rights
-Last attempt to not go to war
Impact
-King saw it as a joke
-Declared all the American colonies in a state of rebellion
-Brought the colonies closer
-More people wanted to go to war/ get freedom -
Declaration of Independence #10
-Thomas Jefferson was the author
-Expresses how Americans fee;
-Justifies why they are doing this
Impacts
-War with Britain
-Some people are still unsure
-Gain freedom after the war