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Events leading up to revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
King George III declared Appalachian as the temporary western boundry to expansion by the colonists because it was the end of the French & Indian War. -
Taxation without Representation
Great Britain starts putting taxes on everything because they were in debt after the French & Indian War. -
Sugar Act
Parliament passed this act lower the tax on mollasses to try and stop smuggling and increase the tax revenue. -
Stamp Act
Parliament put taxes on all printed goods to get them out of debt and give them power. -
Quartering Act
Parliament passed this act to start punishing people in the army that neglected/refused to do their duties and to pay them if they did. -
Declaratory Act
Gave Parliament the right to tax and make descisions for the colonists because they just repealed the stamp act and wanted power. -
Townshend Act
Parliament set taxes on all imported goods to try and make the colonists happy. -
Boston Massacre
Colonists were protesting British soldiers because they were accused of things. -
Tea Act
Parliament shipped tea to the colonies and sold it cheap because the East India Trading company would profit. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as indians & threw 143 chests of tea into the Boston harbor because the citizens of Boston refused to allow Britain to unload tea. -
Intolerable Acts
King George III and parliament closed Boston harbor until the colonists could pay back the money for the tea because they wanted to punish them for ruining all the tea. -
1st Continental Congress
55 delegates made an orginazation that could represent the American people because they wanted to gain back liberty from the British.