Rami Jahshan

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
10/27/1755	French and Indian War	This was a war between the French and Native Americans against the British. Britain won the war and gained land such as Canada and Louisiana. Britian became the largest and most powerful empire.
10/27/1763	Proclamation of 1763	This was issued after the French and Indian War. Problems between the Colonists and Native Americans arose over land. King George the third wanted to stop the violence between them.So, an imaginary line was drawn down the crest of the Appalachian Mts, in that the Colonists must stay on the east and the Native Americans on the west.
10/27/1765	Stamp Act	There was a huge debt from the French and Indian War. Goerge Greenville issued a tax to gain more money from the colonists. Colonists were required to buy stamps for each peice of paper they used. Sons of Liberty were upset and began attacking tax collectors and torturing them. Later, this act was repealed.
10/27/1765	Quartering Act	Colonists were required to provide their homes and goods for British soldiers. The cost was just as much money to provide for soldiers than pay taxes.
10/27/1767	Townshend Acts	Was an act where it led to a repeal of the acts except for tea. Charles Townshend believed that the British troops should stay in America. He passed a law saying that was a tax on goods such as glass, paint, paper, and tea. Samuel Adams led a boycott on these goods and led many protests.
10/27/1770	Boston Massacre	Boston patriots were the most rebellious in the colonies. British troops were sent to the colonies to keep control and colonists responded by calling the lobsterbacks. At the Boston Customs House a British soldier was knocked over and panic acrose and troops opened fire.
10/27/1773	Tea Act	Lord North attemped to rescue the British East India Company that controlled trade. So he place a tax on tea which once again upset the colonists.
10/27/1773	Boston Tea Party	In protest of the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and boarded 3 ships in the Boston Harbor. They continued to throw chests (90,000 lbs) into the Boston Harbor.
10/27/1774	First Continetal Congress	Was when strong patriots spoke out against the king such as Patrick Henry. They sent a message to the king about their compliants and to consider their rights.
10/27/1774	Intolerable(Coercive) Acts	Lord North wanted to punish Boston for their actions in the Tea Party. The first act closed the Boston Harbor for shipping. The second act placed the government of MA under British control. And finally, the third act said that the British soldiers that were charged for murder would be tried in Britian, not in the colonies. These acts united the colonists against the King instead of giving in.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
10/27/1750 to 10/27/1780	American Revolution Timeline