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Currency Act
Restriction over paper money
The act was very hurtful to the merchants living and selling in Britain.
The colonists were happy because they now limited future emission from bills. -
Albany Plan of Union
Reason: The rivalry between England and France over who would control the North American continent. -
Writs of Assistance
The colonists and merchants reacted with outrage. They hired an attorney to plead their case but lost. -
French and Indian war
English forces under George Washington had begun their march to Fort Duquesne for the purposes of ousting the French from the region by using force. -
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Stamp Act
granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same. -
Pontiac’s War
The Native Americans Offended the British Colonists.
Many people died from the war that lasted 9 years.
Not many people could react after the war but some people were in shock. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation was created to organize Great Britain's new North American Empire and also stabilize relationships with the Native Americans.
The Proclamation was good for the colonists because they could continue trading with the Indians and be able to trust them. -
Sugar Act
The British placed a tax on sugar, wine, and other important things. They did this because they wanted more money. -
Townshend Acts
in an attempt to assert what it considered to be its historic right to exert authority over the colonies through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was on March 12, 1770. The reason for the Boston Massacre was the growing mistrust among the British soldiers and -
Committees Of Correspondence
Was a shadow government created by the Patriot Leaders.
The C.O.C stopped wars
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Tea Act
Raise revenue in the American colonies. And, in fact imposed no new taxes. -
Boston Tea Party
They wanted it to be sent back without payment of taxes. -
Coercive Act
These acts were taxes from England made to pay for the French and Indian
War. -
Continental Congress
The colonists were upset that the king had made taxes on everything and had performed other grievances to the colonists. -
Quebec Act
Quebec’s Territory was expanded, Instead of being protestant, they were catholic now,
They had a new religion and more space.
People protested -
Olive Branch Petition
The colonists weren’t happy about some of the King’s laws.
How This Affected the Colonists: The colonists were expressing their opinions and concerns to the King. -
Restraining Act
Boycott british goods
Caused a war
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Quartering Act
To give the military better pay and quarters. -
Lexington and Concord:
The regulars were going to Lexington and Concord to seize ammunition and John Hancock and Sam Adams. They were confronted by the Colony’s minutemen who had already been warned by Paul Revere. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
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Second Continental Congress
The king of England went to war with the colonists and refused to allow peaceful
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Battle Of Quebec
December 31, 1775
The Battle of Quebec happened because shortly after the American Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775, a small enterprising force Benedict Arnold captured the key fortress at Ticonderoga alarming the British of a possible invasion of Quebec. -
Declaration of Independence
The colonists wanted to separate from England. -
Policy Of Non-Importation
limited certain goods getting shipped in and out of the country.
Lots of people lost money
The colonists didn’t like it