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Albany Plan of Union
Reason: To make a united colonial government
Effect : Colonies didn’t want to give up their power,
Result: Not a single colonial assembly , however, approved the plan -
The French and Indian War
Reason : control over world trade and power over the seas, over america’s land
Effect on colonists:French were defeated, cost of war was great, caused more taxation on colonists
Result of Colonists Reaction: colonists get angry -> revolutionary war -
Sugar Act
Effect on colonists: lower tax on imported molasses, and let officers seize goods from smugglers without going to court
Result: the colonists got angrier
Reason:colonists were smuggling goods to avoid taxes -
Stamp Act
Reason: Parliament had interfered in colonial affairs by taxing colonists directly, and it taxed the colonists without their consent
Effect: placed a tax on almost all printed material, newspapers, wills, and playing cards.
Result: caused protests, Patrick henry persuaded the burgesses to take action… 1766 act is repealed -
Writs of Assistance
Reason: colonists smuggled goods from Britain, and colonists were often found innocent
Effect: George Grenville convinced parliament to pass law allowing smugglers to be sent to vice-admiralty courts, which were run by officers and did not have juries. legal documents allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
Result: the sugar act, making colonists very angry -
Townshend Acts
Reason: British leaders knew that colonists would resist internal taxes-those paid inside the colony.
Effect:the new taxes would apply only to imported goods like glass, tea, and paper with tax being paid at port of entry
Result: any taxes made colonists angry, and colonists organized another boycott -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre: The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by red coats on March 5, 1770 due to the taxes that the british put on the 13 colonies by the french and indian war. -
Tea Act
Tea Act: The Tea Act was an act of the parliament of great Britian Its bjective was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financially troubled British East india company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party:The Boston Tea Party is when the the patriots dressed up as mohawk indians and dumped over 1,000,000 dollars worth of tea -
Coercive Acts
Coercive Acts: The Coercive Acts (intolerable act) was the patriots name for punitive laws passed by british parliament in 1774 relating to massachusetts after the boston tea party making massachusetts stripped of their rights and self government which made outrage and one of the key points of the revolutionary war -
Contential Congress
Continental Congress: the Continental Congress is the American lead government coordinating resistance on Britain during the first 2 years of the American Revolution -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord: Lexington and Concord where major parts in the Revolutionary war because Minutemen were waiting there for the British because they knew they were going that way because of Paul Revere. -
The Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress: May 10,1775, excluding Georgia, the twelve colonies met up and it was known for adopting the Declaration of Independence. It affected the colonies because they want to have freedom from England. The colonists reacted well and excited to maybe have freedom from England. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill: On June 16,1775, American troops moved out of their camp carrying picks, shovels, and guns. Their destination was Bunker Hill. It was caused from a natural extension from the battles of Lexington and Concord. It affected the colonists because they were winning but ran out of ammunition because the law that the king passed. The colonists reacted like they could have won. -
The Olive Branch Petition
Olive Branch Petition: On July 5, 1775, John Dickinson made an olive branch petition to attempt to send England a letter hoping gain rights in the colonies but still stay loyal to England. The colonists were affected by this because they could have gained rights. They reacted sad when the king said no. -
The Declaration of Independance
Declaration of Independence: On July 4,1776, the Declaration of Independence was made to be independent. The colonists were affected by this because they were free from the king of England. They were happy when they heard the news.
