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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was fought over the Ohio River Valley between Britain and France fighting over the territory. The war was from 1754-1763. The 4 major battles were the Battle of Saratoga, Yorktown, Lexington & Concord, and Trenton.The Treaty of Paris ended the war and it led up to America getting their independence. -
5 grievances
The 5 grievances were acts passed by Paliament after the French and Indian War. They put taxes on certain things and colonists didn't like them. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed in 1764 and it put taxes on sugar, the colonists did not like it. -
Stamp Act
This act was passed one year later, in 1765. It placed taxes on many printed materials such as newspapers. -
Townshend Acts
This tax was after the stamp act had been repealed, because Britain still needed money. -
Tea Act
This tax was a tax on tea, and the colonists depsised it so much that they threw all the tea into the Boston harbor. That is known as the Boston Tea Party. -
Intolerable Acts
These were basically punsihments that King George created for the colonists. The acts were:
-Boston harbor closed
-colonists had to quarter soldiers
-no trial
-no self-government in Boston
-Quebec Act was passed -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence gave us our freedom. It was written in 1776, by Thomaas Jefferson. It was signed at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
