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French and Indian War
French Indian WarThe French and Indaian War was a war against the Brittish and the French. forming a chapter in the imperial struggle between Britain and France called the Second Hundred Years’ War. It lead to the war because the Americans were fighting for their freedom. -
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763The Proclamation of 1763 by King Charles the lll. It was after the French and Indain War in which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. It lead to the Revalouantionary war because the colonist were fighting for there freedom. -
Stamp Act
Stamp ActThe Stamp Act was were the Brittish Parliment passed the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was were the Brittish put a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Like Ship's paper, legal documents, linece, newspapers, and other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. This lead to the war because the Brittish were finding more ways to control the colonist and the colonist were not going to stand for this. -
Townshend Acts
Townshend ActsThe Townshed Acts was when they put extra taxes on glass, lead, tea, paints and paper. They Americans thought this was an abusive of powers. Resulting in passage of agreements to limits imports from Britian.This lead to the war because the colonist were trying to have a country to themsevles. -
Boston Massacre
Boston MassacreThe Boston Massacre was a street fight that happened to the "partiots" mob and the Brittish. When the pariots thorwing snowballs, sticks, and stones at the Brittish. This lead to the war because the Brittish were being unfair to the partiots. -
Tea Act
Tea ActThe Tea Act was passed by the Parliment granted by the Brittish East India Compnay Tea. Which increased the sales on tea. The Sons of Liberty disagused them selves a Mohawk Indians and destoryed 92,000 pounds of tea. This lead to the war because the Brittish were trying to make this like England and the whole point of going to America was to get away from the Brittish. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea PartyThe Boston Tea Party was when the colonist protested against the taxation. Charleston, New York, and Philadelphia. While in Boston Samuel Adams boarded three ships and threw 342 chest of tea in the habor. This lead to the war because the Americans were tried of paying taxes so the King could get more money. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable ActsThe Intolerable Acts was when the Parliment was fed up with colonist antics. They could handled the boycotts and the strongley worded letter. But someone was going to pay for the 342 chest of tea. This was the last straw for the British because they wanted to control the Americans. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord The Lexington and concord is where the Brittish tried to capture Sam Adams and John Handcock in Lexington then concord them in gun powder but the American spies leaked the words to the Americans. The Brittish was trying to get America to lose the war. -
Declaration of Independence
Declartion of IndepenceThe Declartion of Independence is when Amercia got their indepence by winning the Revolutionary War. The Declartion is their rules for running the country. So they don't have to go through the same thing they had to with England.