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Salutory Neglect
The British decided they were no longer going to govern the colonies. The colonies at that point had determined that they would self- govern themselves. -
Mercantilism Theory
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French and Indian War
This war was fought between Britain and France over the control of America. Native Americans fought for both sides. The Bristish in the end won. -
Proclamtion of 1763
England banned all colonial settlement past the Appalachian Mountains. This policy enraged the colonist who only fought the French and Indain War for more land. -
Stamp Act
This was a way for the British to make money from the colonies to help pay off war debts. Colonies later bocott in many different ways. -
Townshed Acts
Series of acts passed, beginning in 1767, by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. The acts are named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who proposed the programme. -
Boston Massacare
Colonists are getting angry because of new taxes and policies. A crowd of colonists get rowdy ad throw a rock that hits a British soldier. Then the british fire.Five colonist died. To drum up support, Samuel Adams and other patriots dub the skirmish a "massacre". -
Boston Tea Party
This was a way for the colonists to boycott the tax on tea. Members of the Sons of Liberty dressed up as indians and dumped tea into the ocean. -
Tea Act of 1773
In an effort to ease tensions with their American colonist and save their lagging East India Company, the British government passes this act which gives all colonial tea buisness to the India company but at a much lower price to the consumer. Rather than be greatful, being cut out of their own buisness outrages the colonist. This is what led Samuel Adams and many others to dress up as Natives and act out the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
The first concerted effort of American colonies to unite under a common cause towards secession from the British Crown -
Quatering Act
This part of the Intolerable Acts was especially infuriating to the colonist who felt that they should not have to shoulder the responsibility of housing the British Army when they don't want them around in the first place. Few colonist actually had to save their privacy compromised but the idea of possible doing so outraged many. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
British found out about the colonnists starting to hide guns. This is where the first shots ofthe war were started. Colonist offically became the enemy of the British and Boston was now held captive by the Britsih army. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Declaratory Act of 1776
It was a tax that touched virtually every colonist. If you were married, bought land, sent mail, purchased goods, sold goods, wrote a will, etc. it required a stamp that was to be purchased from a royal appointee in cash. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson drafts a document that is a list of complaints against the British. This list was designed to serve two purposes: one, to notify England and the rest of the world of America's intent nad reasons for it, and secondly, it was to rally the colonist behind a reat cause by inspiring them to throw off the shackles of oppression. -
Common Sense
A popular pamphlet written by Thomas Paine states that it is obvioius that England and her American Colonies should not remain united. The two are so vastly different that they can't have common goals and the rule of monarchy is so oppressice that the colonies will never prosper under British rule. The only "common snese" is to declare Independence. This helps to persuade some colonist who ad been against such actions. -
End of American Revolution
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris, this ended the American Revolutionary War, and gave the colonies their independence from Great Britain. The 13 states were now free to join together and become the United States of America. -
Treaty of Paris
The United States of America. France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of these, and the negotiations which produced all four treaties, see Peace of Paris
