Images_tiny United States History Timeline

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Event Date: Event Title: Event Description:
Images_tiny 11/03/1730 The Great Awakening The Awakening was a chain of preachers trying to spread religin in the colonies. They held sermons in front of the colonists to give them hope and make them question the british authority. The colonists all over the eastern colonies were coming to the sermons just to hear the preacher talk.
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Royal_proclamation_of_1763_tiny 11/03/1763 Proclamation of 1763 Prevented the british from moving further into Indian territory. It was because the indians attacked the british, and they didnt want any more losses. The proclamation was ignored by many and not enforced. The colonists wanted to conquer the Indians. It led to disputes between british government and colonists
Sugar1_tiny 11/03/1764 Sugar Act The british parliament lost money and needed to regain it. This act created a tax on all sugar traded through the colonies. It lead to other acts to raise money.
Stamp act bleh_tiny 11/03/1765 Stamp Act Another act, the stamp act made colonists poor and the british parliament wealthy. It made colonists pay for seals/stamps when buying documents, newspapers or other paper items. It led to violence towards tax collectors
Elt200802010112041254696_tiny 11/03/1767 Townshend Acts It made colonists rebel and question the british authority even more. It was caused because the british still needed more money, so they made taxes on glass, porcelain, led ETC. It led to colonists not buying british goods.
2cris2378b_tiny 03/05/1770 Boston Massacre This event took place in boston, british soldiers shot and killed colonists who were shouting at them. This completely changed the colonists' opinion on the british. In court, the parliament made the british non-guilty
71139_69448431700_7899452_n_tiny 11/03/1773 Tea Act It gave a british monopoly on sea trade. They needed to make money quicker, and colonists always bought tea. Made it so only british companies could sell tea. It made colonists rebellious and they tried to smuggle tea to sell their own.
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Bunker hill_tiny 06/17/1775 Battle Of Bunker Hill The british attacked concord, setting fire to buildings and attacking colonists. The colonies were outraged by this and started a series of wars between british and colonies over independence, laws, and boundaries.
51f72sdqxjl__bo2,204,203,200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-click,topright,35,-76_aa300_sh20_ou01__tiny 01/03/1776 Common Sense It encouraged colonists to rebel against british. It was written because Thoms Paine was upset about british authority. He wrote a book called "Common Sense". It caused the colonists to experience hope against fighting the british.
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Giggity sara!_tiny 10/17/1777 Battle Of Saratoga At this battle, the colonists were successful. They killed many british and won the battlefield. General Burgoyne was furious when he lost because he was trying to conquer the colonists.
New york_tiny 10/18/1781 Battle Of Yorktown The battle of Yorktown was when the colonists finally defeated Britian and were free from its tyranny. When the british surrendered at yorktown, it caused the colonists to create the "Paris Treaty"
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  1. mkortright:
    Eric, you have a good beginning here, but you need more details in explaining the events - why taxes were levied, importance of the battles, Boston Massacre. Also, next time, please check all spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Mr. K.

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