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Events Leading To Revolution
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End Of French and Indian War
The French Indian War was one of a series of wars between the British and French starting as early as the 1600s. The French Indian War took place from 1754 to 1763. This war occured because of landowner ship. Also the war main took place in Ohio Valley, Pennsylvania present day Pittsburg, upstate New York, Quebec, and Montreal.
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Sugar Act Passed
Who: The legistatives and congressmen in the Great Britian Parliament
What: British placed tax upon American people in an attempt to improve the revenue of the Kingdom of Great Britian
When: April 5, 1764
Why: Britain had a lot of debt from the war and they planned on regaining that money by taxing the American colonist
Where: Great Britain and affected America
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Stamp Act Passed
Who: Great British Parliament
What: Britian taxed every American on printed paper
When: Passed on March 22, 1765 by the Bristish Parliament
Where: Colonies in America
How: Eventually boycotted by the colonies and finally came to a stop in 1766
Why: Because the British need more money from taxes to pay off their war debt
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Sons of Liberty formed
Who: shopkeepers and artisans who called themselves the Loyal Nine; formed prepared a rebellion against the Stamp Act
What: As the group grew, they became known as the Sons of Liberty
Where: Boston
When: in the summer of 1765 the Loyal nine formed. Became known as the Sons of Liberty in 1766
Why: the group was formed to prepare for a rebellion against the Stamp Act How: they gathered in secret to discuss issues
and develop a plan undertake British law(
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Townshend Act
Who: originated by Charles Townshend, passed by English Parliament
What: established to collect revenue from colonist from imports like glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. Colonist tried to rebel, led up to the Boston Massacre.
Where: Boston
When: 1767, shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act Why: Britain wanted the colonist to pay for their debts from war and tradeHow: colonist joined together and rebelled. (http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/townshend-acts.html) -
Quartering Act
Who: King George III
What: passed the Quartering Act. It required colonial legislatures to pay for and provide the basic needs of the soldiers stationed in their borders
Where: in January 1766 the strongest rebellion started in New York, the colonist assembly refused to pay for the expenses of the troopsWhen: March 1767Why: cost where too high, colonist were already paying for most of Britain’s debt
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the shooting, and killing of five colonists by British redcoats on March 5, 1770. It ended the tensions in the American colonies that had rapidly grown, since the redcoats first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768. They came to enforce heavy taxes on the colonies emposed by the Townshend Acts.
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Boston Tea Party
It was on the morning of December 16th ,1773, when a group of colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. Their actions were a result of taxes put on the tea, that they did not want. The ship that it happened on was the Dartmouth. They also were dressed as Indians to disguise themselves while they made their attack.
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First Continental Congress
Who:Colo. George Washington, Richard Lee, Patrick Henry, Edmund Pendleton, Colo. Benjamin Harrison, Richard Bland, and Peyton Randolph
What: The First Continental Congress' was a convention of delegates from 12 colonies
When: 1774
Where: Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia
How: All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. These were elected by the people, by the colonial legislatures, or by the respective colonies.
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Intolerable Acts
Who? The Colonists and King George
What/ How? After the Boston Tea Party, King George III realized that the colonies were becoming more independent. He said, We must master them or totally leave them alone. So the British government passed the Coercive Acts in 1774.
When? March 24, 1774
Where? The American Colonies
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Lexington and Concord
Who: American colonies and the British authorities
What: The Battles of Lexington and Concord, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting
When: April 19, 1775
Where: From Boston to Concord to Lexington
How/Why: To kick off the American Revolutionary War.
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Second Continental Congress
On May 10, 1775, the members of the Second Continental Congress met at the State House in Philadelphia. There were several new delegates including: John Hancock from Massachusetts, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, and Benjamin Franklin from Pennsylvania. The Second Continental Congress established the militia as the Continental Army to represent the thirteen states. They also elected George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
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Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was approved at the Second Constitutional Congress. The Declaration of Independence introduced a fundamental change in the view of government. Thomas Jefferson declared that governments were created to serve the people, and could only act with consent of the people. It created the democratic government and ensured freedom against the British.
(http://www.ushistory.org/us/10e.asp)
