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EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE REVOLUTINARY WAR.
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Proclamation of 1763
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm the king issued that the colonist were not alowed to pass the appalachian mountains, due to indian complaints of them taking there land. the outcome of the proclamation pushed the colonists farther away from britain then ever before. -
stamp act
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htm bill was offered to the parliament and approved by the lords, went into effect two weeks later. the stamp act was a tax where any document , papers had to have a stamp on it. the colonist were outraged. There was a man walking around the town with the stamps. some colonist feathered the worker out of rage. some were even more voilent. -
townshend acts
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htm giving officers, soldiers anyone working for the king to walk into any shop,store, house and seize any merchandise.
also gave britian the power to give a number of items that were allowed to be imported to the americas. colonies also had to pay revenue. this caused widespread protest. gradually parliament took all taxes of items except tea. -
boston massacre
http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/252735?terms=boston+massacre the so called boston massacre , was on march 5 1770, a fight broke out between dock workers and soldiers, the soldiers were anger because the soldiers were taking there jobs. soon enough shots were fired, and five dock workers were dead. the soldiers were arrested but soon were found not guilty. america was anger ! -
boston tea party
http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/252736?terms=boston+tea+party colonists disguised themselves as indians and boarded three British ships anchored in the harbor of Boston, Massachusetts and threw 342 chests of tea belonging to the East India Company into the water. british was outraged and there suspicions suggested that boston was the head in control on protesting britian. -
intolerable acts
http://www.ushistory.org/us/9g.aspthe british were punishing masschusetts for pouring huge amounts of tea into the harbor. parliament thought boston was a whole bunch of thugs that couldnt take responsiblity for there actions. they limited there trade and food. the other 12 colonies sent food to the town. this showed america british went to far. -
declaration of independence
http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/349291?terms=declaration+of+independence+the delcaration of independence was adopted by the second continental congress of the americas, though the amercias infependence does not begin on that day. most colonist did not want to complete sepreate from britian. britain was already getting ready for war, and seigeing some towns. everyone that signed the document. signed there death wish.
