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Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation did not allow colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. The British government feared the conflict between colonists and Native Americans would lead to another war. They also could not afford to pay British troops to defend the western lands. Colonists were enraged by this proclamation because they felt they had won the right to settle in the Ohio River Valley after winning the French and Indian War. -
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Road to Revolution
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The Quartering Act
In 1765, parliament passed the Quartering Act. It was a cost- saving image.Whether they liked it or not the colonists had to accept the British to come to their house to stay, and they couldent do anything about it. -
Townshend Acts
In 1767, the Townshend Acts were passed by the Parliament.The acts placed duties on importing taxes, on goods such as tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead being bought into colonies. The colonists didn't think this was fair. -
Tea Act, The Boston Tea Party
On 1773, a group of men who were dressed, and disguised as Native Americans boarded three ships of tea.They destroyed 342 chests of tea. The colonists were upset for the tea that got destroyed. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were Passed in 1774. The Intolerable Acts were created in order to punish the Massachuttes colony. The Intolerable Acts were very harsh to the colony. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.It was a battle between the Loyalists and Patriots. During these battles nobody knew who fired first. -
The Olive Branch
In 1775, congress made the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to London. The document asked the king to restore harmony between Britain and the colonists. -
Declaration of Independence
In 1776. congress appointed a commitee to draft the Declaration of Independance. The comittee included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livington, and Thomas Jefferson.Thomas Jefferson Got picked to write the Declaration of Independence.
