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The Treaty of Paris of 1763
This treaty was signed by Great Britain, France, and Spain that would end the French and Indian War. This contract also stated that France would no longer become a power in America. This was a BRITISH action taken so that the British could still have their colonies, and to keep peace with France. PICTURE SOURCE:
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The Stamp Act
On March 22, 1765 the Stamp Act was passed. This act required all paper items to be stamped, thus having to pay a tax on all stamped items. This action taken by the British, caused the colonists to be very mad and outraged by this tax because they felt that England was trying to control them. PICTURE SOURCE:
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The Declatory Acts
On the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, the Declatory Act was passed. This Act implied that Parliament had full control over the colonists IN ALL CASES. This BRITISH action angered the colonists because this ruined their self-goverment, and it controlled the colonists PICTURE SOURCE:
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The Townshend Acts
These were a series of imposed taxes on several things. This was not a direct act, but an act for imported goods. This raised the taxes on things that the colonists needed, such as tea, lead, and glass. This BRITISH action angered the colonists because they felt it violated their sef-government and thought of it as "Taxation without Representation". PICTURE SOURCE:
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Boston Massacre
The colonists were throwing things at the soldiers, and the event was somewhat minor. When one of the Redcoats shot fire, craziness erupts and Crispus Attacks and four other colonists died. This was an action of the colonists, because they used this minor situation and created it to a more overexaggerated situation, which helped more people become on the colonist's side Picture Source:
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The Tea Act
This act gave a tax-break for the East India Company, who was not selling tea. This act would sell directly to merchants, and the price would become cheaper for the tea. This was a British action because the British wanted to make tea cheaper so that the colonists would buy it and they would make money of it. This BRITISH action angered the colonists because they felt it was another try to control them. PICTURE LINK:
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Proclamation of 1763
King George III created the boundary of the Appalachian mountains as a boundary to stop the movement of the colonists Westward Expansion. This was supposed to keep the good relations between England and the Indians. This was the action of England, because the King wanted to make money off of the colonists. Picture Source:
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a result of the English taxes on them. They were angered by how much taxes were being taken by them. Tea was being imported in the harbor, so Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians, went onto the ship and threw out hundreds of chests into the water. This was a COLONIST action because we took matters into our own hands and fought back. PICTURE SOURCE:
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The Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party, British Parliament was furious with their actions and released the Intolerable Acts. These acts closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, forced colonists to quarter soldiers, and tried british officers in Great Britain. The other colonies helped by sneaking in food and water to them, which united them as a nation. This BRITISH action helped unite the colonists. PICTURE SOURCE:
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The First Continental Congress
From September 5 to October 26, all of the representatives of each colony meet in Philadelphia and discuss all the problems the colonies have been dealing with because of England. This was an action of the colonists because they needed to be ready with whatever England threw at them. PICTURE SOURCE:
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The Midnight Ride
Paul Revere, Wentworth Cheswell, and William Dawes warned the colonists that the "British were Coming!" This action was taken by the Colonists because Revere and the others wanted the colonists to be prepared in the event the British were to invavde. PICTURE SOURCE:
<a href='' >http://thelibertyblog.org/2011/06/05/sarah-palin-paul-revere-the-real-history/</a> -
Lexington and Concord
These were one of the first battles of the American Revolution. Hundreds of troops marched to various places to capture weapons. They were confronted in Lexington, and they were put into a battle. This signifired that war had started. THIS was a COLONIST action because we finally decided to fight back with all the tension. PICTURE SOURCE:
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The Second Continental Congress
The congress meets again, this time some old faces, and some new faces. They discuss what should be done about the harsh acts of the British Parliament. Some believed they should remain loyal to England, and some believed that we should fight for independence. This COLONIST action helped prepare them for what England would throw at them. PICTURE SOURCE:
http://readingworkbook.blogspot.com/2011/11/second-continental-congress.html
