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7 years War
-The British increase war funds
-British control Great lakes
-British becomes allies with the Iroquois
-Treaty of Paris ends the war
-New France east of Mississippi River goes to Britain
-New France west of Mississippi River goes to Spain
-Britain blames colonials for war
-Britain won because of their larger army/navy
-Britain restricts colonial access to Ohio River Valley -
Proclamation of 1763
-The British issued a proclamation at the end of the 7 years war
-Stopped Colonial expansion westward
-The British Empire began to tighten control over the colonies -
Sugar Act 1764
-Lowers taxes from Molasses Act
-Goal was to decrease smuggling
-Indirect tax; added into cost of Sugar
-Search property without warrant
-Issued writs of Assistance -
Stamp Act 1765
-Tax on all printed goods
-Direct Tax; Paid separate from item
-Ranged from 1 (newspapers) to $10 (diplomas)
-People refused to pay taxes
-Additional tax; felt rightd were violated
-Attacks on Soldiers and Tax Collectors
-Boycotts -
Townshend Acts 1766
-British repeal Stamp Act; replaced with Townshend Acts
-Tax on glass, paint, tea, etc.
-Exception; Money used to finance troops in colonies
-Repealed after 4 years (1770) -
Boston Massacre
-British soldiers went to support a sentry
-Pressed by a heckling, snowballing crowd
-British Soldiers left off shots
-3 people killed, 2 people died later from their wounds
-British officer Captain Thomas Preston was arrested for manslaughter, along with his 8 men. -
Tea Act 1773
-Tax on tea
-British East India Company on the verge of Bankruptcy
-Competition from Dutch
-Poor Investments -
Boston Tea Party
-involved Sam Adams and Sons of Liberty; disguised themselves as Mowhawk indians
-met at Boston Harbor
-dumped 63 crates of tea; worth roughly $1-$3 million
-Tea Act (1773)
-Great Britain sees it as "threat to British rule" -
Lexington and Concord
-Militia forming in MA
-King reacts immediately
-Goal was to seize leaders and munitions
-"Shot Heard Around the World"
-poor plan by GB
-150 colonists; "shot heard around the world"
-8 militia dead, 11 wounded
-no longer secretive
-colonial ambushes (british soldiers)
-273 british killed and wounded
-only 95 colonists dead -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-British defeated the Americans
-Colonial forces inflicted casualties against the enemy
-British Forces were under the command of Major General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot
-William Prescott told his men "don't fire until you see the white in their eyes!"
-American's fired when redcoats were several yards away; British retreated
-Patriots' gunfire had cut down 1,000 enemy troops; more than 800 wounded
-more than 100 americans perished; 300 wounded