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Taxes and Responses
Events leading up to the American Revolution -
French and Indian War// 7 Years War
The French and Indian War started on May 28th,1754. It began over frontier border conflicts, as both empires were trying to expand territory. -
End of French and Indian War
The End of The French and Indian War was on Feb 10, 1763, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1763) The treaty granted Britain all French lands in Canada, control of India, and exclusive rights to the slave trade in the Caribbean. -
Proclamation of 1763
Britain gained land from France after the French and Indian War, yet because Britain was in debt, and protecting a larger area was expensive, Britain prohibited settling West of the Appalachian Mountains. This colonist paid no attention and still moved west. -
Sugar Act // Revenue Act
The Sugar Act was placed on foreign sugar and luxury goods. Those who were caught smuggling sugar will have admiralty courts under British officials. This angered the colonist since they were being taxed without consent and felt their right to trial suspended. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a direct tax on most paper goods. The colonist's reaction was immediate and swift resulting in violence. The Sons and Daughters of Liberty was formed, and so was the Stamp Act Congress. The most effective way the colonist protested was by boycotting. -
Quartering Act
The Act was passed requiring locals to provide provisions and house British soldiers in the Americas.The colonist disputed this act since it because it seemed to violate the English Bill Of Rights. -
Townshend Acts
This date marks series of acts passed by the English on to the colonist. These acts include: A new tax on everything, allowed English soldiers to search you w/o warrant, suspended the NY Assembly. -
Boston Massacre
Tensions between the colonist and the English soldiers accumulated and broke out in a protest in Boston when a show went off and the English killed 5 colonist. The colonist were angered, reestablished the committees of correspondence, and gained support. -
Committees Of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence rallied colonial opposition against Britain and established a political union. -
Tea Act
British government granted the East India Company control over the importation and sale of tea in the colonies. Many of the colonist never accepted the the duty on tea but this act rekindled it. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist boarded East India Company Ships and dump imports of tea on to the Boston harbor as a way of protest (boycott). Britain responded with harsh and stricter rules to try and control the colonist again. -
Intolerable Acts
These acts were passed to punish the colonist for the Boston Tea Party. The act will close the port of Boston, English soldiers were able to punish the colonist (no more jury), restricted town meetings and required arrangements for housing the English Soldiers. Due to this oppression on the colonies, many resisted the acts yet called for the first continental congress. -
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First Continental Congress
A meeting where twelve delegates from the Thirteen Colonies, met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to organize colonial resistance against the Intolerable Acts. They decided to write King George lll a letter, explain what's happening and what they want, and agreed if their demands weren't met, they will meet again. This is the first time we see the colonies united against Britain, in a represented assembly. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord began when British troops made their way to Lexington and Concord to seize the military supplies and arrest revolutionaries. As the English made way, they were attacked by an untrained and angry militia. This marked the beginning of the American Revolution. -
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Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress first met on May 10th, 1775, after that they decided to meet in different session (until 1781 wen the Articles of Confederation were written.) The Second Continental Congress was more of a government as colonies sent ambassadors to represent them, and to print money, get loans, and raise an army. During the meeting the delegates wrote the Declaration of Independence, stating its independence from Britain. -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, advocating independence from Great Britain to the colonist. It connected independence with common Protestant beliefs further influencing the colonist with a sense of independence. -
Declaration Of Independence
Written during the Second Continental Congress, the Declaration Of Independence is an assertion that the thirteen colonies will rule themselves, no longer being under the British government. This gave a sense of Patriotism to the colonist as they begin their fight toward independence.