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French And Indian War
The French and Indian war began in 1754 because England want the Ohio River Valley. -
Proclamation of 1763
This was an attempt by the British government to restrict the American colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains in an attempt to ease tensions between the colonists and the Native Americans. -
The sugar act of 1764
This was the first effort by the British to control economic activity in the American colonies by limiting what sugar products could buy and sel -
The stamp act of 1765
This was the first effort by the British to control economic activity in the American colonies by limiting what sugar products could buy and sell. -
The quartering act of 1765
Colonists were required to pay for the housing of British soldiers -
The townshend act of 1767
This British policy imposed taxes that colonists had to pay on tea, glass, lead, paper and paint products.This British policy imposed taxes that colonists had to pay on tea, glass, lead, paper and paint products. -
The boston massacre of 1770
5 colonists were killed one of them was Crispus Attucks and the british troops fired when one of the colonists through a rock at a troop. -
The tea act of 1773
This British act required that colonists were only allowed to purchase tea from the British-owned East India Trading Company which directly impacted the colonial merchants. -
The boston tea party
The king got rid of the colonists tea, lead, glass, paint, and paper. and the colonists got mad so the sons of liberty gathered some colonists and dressed them and native american and boarded them of the boat so they can dump all 342 tea chests in the Boston harbor. -
The intolerable acts of 1774
This series of actions by the British government was in direct response to the Boston Tea Party. The purpose was to punish the colonist. The acts closed the Boston Harbor and limited colonial town meetings. -
The quartering act of 1774
This was part of the Intolerable Acts as a response to the Boston Tea Party. This act was similar to the Quartering Act of 1765 which required colonists to pay for the housing of British soldiers. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battle of lexington and concord was the first battle to happen in the American Revolution and was called “The shot around the world” because the word got around fast. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive branch petition was because the colonists want to avoid war with England and was trying everything to avoid it. -
the turning point of the American Revolution-The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a turning point because the king from England put a tax on tea, paint, lead, glass, and paper so the colonists got mad because the king put a tax on everything they needed and so the sons of liberty got colonists to dress up as native american and got them on the kings 3 boats and they dump 342 chests filled up with tea and dumped them into the Bostons harbor.