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Franch and Indian War Ends
War ends and the colonists have to pay the debt, which causes the colonists to be angry. -
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Causes of the American Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
King George III declared that the Appalachian Mountains were the temporary west boundary for colonies. -
Sugar Act
Lowered tax on molasses imported by colonists and tax on foreign sugar. went up Hoped it would convince colonists to pay instead of smuggle. -
Stamp Act
The law said that almost all printed materials had to have a stamp and were taxed. To raise money. -
Declartory Act
Stated that parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies. So that parliament could make decisions for the colonists. -
Townshends Acts
The new law said that taxes would only apply on imported goods with the tax being at the port of entry. – Glass, paper, paint and tea. Because they knew that the colonists would not tolerate internal taxes. -
Boston Massacre
A fight broke out in the town street, many people gathered, officers tried to calm them down, finally they fired, 4 were dead and 6 were wounded. The townspeople were upset because of all the taxing. -
Tea Act
Gave the company the right to ship tea to the colonies without paying most of the taxes. Companies could sell tea straight to the small companies. Made the sellers mad. -
Boston Tea Party
An out break against the taxes of tea. Britain was about to land more taxed tea and the colonists didn’t want to pay for it. Dumped the tea into the water on the Boston Harbor. -
Coercive Acts
A harsh law designed to punish colonists for their outbreak. The British rulers were upset that the colonists had responded so strongly in the Boston tea party. -
First Shots
The first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, that started the American Revolution.