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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War started in 1754 and ended in 1763. The French and British were fighting because they wanted control of the Ohio River Valley. In the beginning of the war the French were winning. Although the British have ultimately won the war they suffered a huge war debt. -
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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a document used to stop the war between the French and British. It was also needed for the British to stop adding to their war debt. A positive outcome for the British was they doubled their land size. An effect that the treaty had on the French was they lost all their North American land. -
Pontiac's War
Pontiac;s War is a rebellion of many Native American people under the leadership of Pontiac against the British. The war was fought because after the French were defeated, the Native American land was taken by the British. The war gets its name because the Native American who led the war was named Pontiac. The effect of this war on the colonies is the British Parliment is deeper in debt and start heavily taxing the colonies -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a law that banned settlements wast of the line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. It was used to stop further wars with the Native Americans. The colonists were angered by this because they believed that they had the right to settle on the land. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a law passed to put a tax on products like molasses.The purpose of the law was to help the British Parliment pay off some of their war debt. The colonists responded with protests. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a law that made all colonists buy special tax stamps on many items. It also made colonists put the tax stamps on important documents like newspapers or wills. The colonists responded with more protests and they also had boycotts. During the Sugar Act the colonists mainly pretested, but during the Stamp Act the colonies had boycotts, petitions and some people gave speeches. Patrick Henry gave his famous speech that attacked the law. The colonists reacted with boycotts too. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a law passed that made colonists house the British soldiers and give them food. The purpose of the Quartering Act was to save money by having the colonists pay for the soldiers. It required the colonists to house the British troops. The colonists once again protested against the Parliment taking away their rights. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress was held to try and stop the taxing or find a way to solve it. The key leaders of the Congress were Sam Adams, John Adams, and Partick Henry. Patrick Henry was a well known vocal criticism against the British Parliment and their policies. There were also nine colonies represented by the Stamp Act Congress. The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a document created by the Stamp Act Congress that said the British Parliment had no right to tax the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
The law was named after Charles Townshend. He was in charge of the British treasury. The purpose of the law was to enforce the new import tax. The officials who looked for illegal goods had Writs of Assistance. The items taxed by the laws were any goods that were brought to the colonies. The colonies response to the Townshend Act was a boycott on British goods. The boycott worked and the Parliment repealed all the taxes except the one on tea. -
Boston Massacre
The events that lead up to the Boston Massacre. First the colonists made protests to make the parliment to repeal the Townshend Act. The Parliment was too late to repeal the law. Then a group of colonists saw a group of British soldiers. The colonists then started to throw rocks and other material at the soldiers. Finally the soldiers fired therir weapon. The Boston Massacre was when a group of colonists started to throw rocks at the soldiers. -
Boston Massacre 2
The soldiers were then frightened and fired their guns at the crowd. The soldiers killed five colonists and wounded six. I don't think that it is fair to call this incident the Boston Massacre because the colonists had it coming. The British soldiers were only defending themselves. It really isn't a smart idea to throw various items at people with guns. When the British soldiers were put on trial they were defended by John Adams. -
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Although John Adams didn't like the British he defended the soldiers because he believed that everyone had a right to a lawyer and fair trial. The famous picture of the Boston Massacre was created by Paul Revere. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act's purpose was to lower the taxes on tea. It was also used to make the colonists buy only from one tea company. The act was used to help the East Indian Company because they were on the path to being bankrupt. A monopoly is a company that controls almost all business in a certain industry. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when a group of colonists disguised themselves as indians and dumped tea into the harbor. The cause of the Boston Tea Party was the British Parliment made the colonists buy only from one type of company. There were 343 tea chests thrown into the harbor. The group responsible for the Boston Tea Party were the Sons of Liberty. The British Parliment's response will be the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed to keep the colonists under the British control. It was also oassed because of the Boston Tea Party. Another name for the Intolerable Acts is the Coercive Acts. There were five laws in the Intolerable Acts. The key parts of the Intolerable Acts were the Boston Port Act and the Administration of Justice Act. -
First Continental Congress
The reason for the meeting of thr First Continental Congress was to try to have the colonies unite against the British law. There were twelve colonies represented by the First Continental Congress. There were 56 people or delagates at the meeting. The colonies agreed to boycott all British goods. The colonies also would meet again if the British did not change their ways. Some key people who attended the First Continental Congress were John Adams and George Washington. -
Lexington and Concord
The reasons the British soldiers headed to Concord were to get gunpowder and other supplies. They also went to Concord to destroy the colonists military supply stores. At Lexington Paul Revere had warned the colonists about the British soldiers. Paul Revere was also going to warn Samuel Adams and John Handcock. By the time he got there he relized Samuel Adams and John Handcock had escaped. The colonists were ready for a fight so they organized a militia. -
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By the time the British soldiers reached Lexington it was clear that the colonists were outnumbered. The British then fired their guns and killed eight minuteman. A minuteman is a soldierwho is ready to fight in a minutes notice. At Concord the British were searching for any gunpowder caches that the colonists had. The British decided to burn what they find. A colonist minuteman had seen the flames and thought the British were burning the town. -
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The minuteman immediatly shot at the British and the British had no other option but to retreat. The result of the Campaign on the British army is the colonies became more united. -
Second Continental Congress
On June 14, 1775 the Second Continental Congress decided to completely separate from Britain and put every colony on defense. The Olive Branch Petition was an attempt to try to avoid any wasr between th 13 colonies and Britain.The Declaration of Causes was a document made by the Second Continental to demand that the British Parliment give the colonies more rights and avoid any future wars. The role the Congress plated for the colonies was a government. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Colonists intended tobuild their defenses on Bunker Hill but they built their defenses on Breed's Hill. Artemas War led the Americans to Bunker Hill. William Howe led the British to Bunker Hill. The British strategy to win the fight was to use a frontal assault on the colonists. They chose the strategy because the British lacked some of the fire power but they had sufficient numbers. -
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During the Battle of Bunker Hill the British were going with a full on attack. The colonists were able to hold their position and cause the British to retreat twice. On the third attempt of the British attack the Colonists ran out of ammo and were forced to retreat from their position. The British won the Batttle of Bunker Hill. The Battle might be called a very costly victory because the British were plunged deeper into debt.
