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French and Indian war
France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought the country into armed conflict with the British colonies so therfor britsih declared war .First year of the war, the British suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the French .The Seven Years’ War also known as the french and indian war, ended with the signing of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris in February 1763. -
Proclamation of 1763
it forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian mountains .The reason it was issued was to placate native americans who had sided against during the recently concluded seven years war aka french and indian war -
Sugar act
Colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses -
Stamp act
The new tax was imposed on all american colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used . Ships papers , legal documents , licenses , newspapers , other publications ,and even playing cards -
Quartering act
The act was passed to give provisions for the British troops to be given food and shelter by the american colonist . Some reasons that led to the act was uncooperative colonist that didn't want to help the troops and army so they had no choice but to pass the law -
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Townshend act
The purpose of the Townsend act was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to great Britain . -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers opened fire on a group of Boston colonist singing outside a building protecting the Boston customs home, killing 5 men -
Committee of correspondence
It served an important role in the Revolution, by disseminating the colonial interpretation of British actions between the colonies and to foreign governments.Emergency patriots governments. -
Tea act
The parliament granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. This was what ultimately compelled a group of Sons of Liberty .The act was that the colonist could only buy British tea and although it was cheaper tea it was taxed -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was caused by the tea act . The Boston tea party was a political protest by the sons of liberty and the american colonist . They wanted to make a point and threw the tea over the ship when the British arrived -
Intolerable Act
This act was passed to punish the colonist that threw over tea at the Boston tea party . So this was caused by the Boston tea party which was caused tea act -
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First continental congress
The first continental congress was a meeting of delegates of the thirteen colonies in Pennsylvania. This was called in response of all the passed acts . -
Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle of the revolutionary wars . the battle was over the British getting all the weapons from the colonist in Lexington and concord -
Second continental congress
This convection was also with the delegates of the thirteen colonies .The meeting was more effective than the first and managed the colonial war effort and incrementally towards the independence of the united states on july 4th 1776 -
Common sense
Thomas Paine wrote a book telling what he thought of the colonials fighting back of the unfair and unjust ways of King George ||| -
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Declaration of independence
This happened so the colonist were motivated for seeking independence . this was also written to show Great Britain why they had chosen to separate