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French&Indian War
The French&Indian war lasted for seven years. It didn't only involve the French and the Indians but the colonists and British too. The main causes of the war were land competition, control over North American trade routes, alliance with Native tribes, the past European wars, and the fact that France and Britain were traditional enemies. Great Britain, with help from the colonists, won the war. This was important because it was the cause of the new taxes and more control over colonists. -
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Road to the Revolution
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Proclamation Line of !763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a line(Appalachin mountains) that the King drew where the colonists couldn't pass. Which means they couldn't settle on the ORV, which is one of the main reasons why they helped the British out in the war. Also some colonists had already settle on the ORV. This was the start of the king showing how much control over the colonists he really had. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident in Boston where British soldiers shot and killed five "innocent" colonists. Nobody really knows what really happened for the soldiers to shoot but it looked to the colonists that the Britsh didn't really have any mercy for them and just wanted their money and would do anything for it. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happended because of the Tea Act which stated that the colonists could only buy tea from British East India Co. The Sons of Liberty dressed up as indians and went onto British ships and threw tea over board which causeed about $1-3 million dollars worth of damage. This made King George III angry and he saw it as a threat to British rule. It's important because he increased the amount of troops and rules in the colonies which made the colonists angry. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were five acts that really were set in place as a reaction to the Boston Tea Party and to show that the British were in charge and the colonists had to do what King George III said. They shut down Boston Harbor which ended almost every job around the area diractly and indirectly. They also isolated Boston from other colonies. The Intolerable Acts lead to the 1st Continental Congress. -
Lexington&Concord
Lexington&Concord was a battle that killed 273 British soldiers. The British sent soldiers to the colonies to seize leaders and ammunition, They land in marshes and give the spy network time to react. The militia try to work it out but Britsh fired on them. Only 8 militia died and 11 wounded. This lead to the 2nd continental congress which decided that the colonists need to gain independence from Great Britain.
