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The French and Indian War
In 1753 the French and English fought over land in the New World. The two countries fought over the land west of the Appellation Mountains. These two countries asked for the help of their Native American allies. This war had very high expenses and they countries “kindly” chose to shoulder the costs and not charge the colonists for it. These “parent countries”; particularly Britain had a hard time coping with the costs and chose to use the colonists to pay them off. The costs of the French and In -
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The Road to Revolution
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Treaty Of Paris
The Treaty Of Paris, signed in 1763, was the marking of the end of the French and Indian War. It signified the victory Great Britian had over France and Spain. It would also be known as the era when Britian would have higher authority outside of Europe, for when this treaty was passed, the french gave up the land that they had taken in the United States as their own, and handed it over to the British. -
The Proclamation of 1763
In the year of 1763, a proclamation was sent out from England. This proclamation would state new rules for the colonies, instructing that colonials were no longer allowed to settle where they pleased, even though they had won a large share of land from the French. The colonials were enraged by this, and protested against the proclamation. For one thing, it went against the rules that they first settled in the Americas with. Secondly, it was unfair for the much more poor people who could not affo -
The Sugar Act
On April 5, 1764, Parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act (1733), which was about to expire. Under the Molasses Act colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. Colonists were not happy with this act. The Sugar Act was repealed in 1766 and replaced with the Revenue Act of 1766, which reduced the tax to one penny per gallon on molasses imports, British or foreign. Needless to say that people were happi -
The Stamp Act
In the year 1765, an act was put into effect that stated every legal document, birth certificate, marriage document, even playing cards and dice had to have been stamped to be used and approved of. This sent colonists up a wall, as they raged on about these unfair terms. They should not have to pay for England’s debts, and this caused them to demand a repeal of the act. Their wish was soon granted, and the act was repealed, due to the anger and boycotts the colonists exhibited. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act, set forth in 1765, was an act passed by parliment that obliged British soldiers to enter random colinist's homes for shelter, food, and a place to sleep. This act was an amendment of the Mutiny Act, and was mostly put into effect after the French and Indian War to help house soldiers. In the end, this act led to even more revolting against Parliment from the colonists, and was soon removed from action. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts that put new taxes on glass, lead, tea and paper. One of these acts gave some officers the right to search ships without saying what they were searching for. Officers could also arrest people without saying what they were arrested for. This act caused boycotting of British goods. One group at the forefront of the boycotting was the Daughters of Liberty, this group encouraged people to do and make things themselves instead of sending off to Europe for them -
The Boston Massacre
In the year 1770 on a cold, snowy night, British troops shot and killed 5 American colonists on sight. One of these victims, Crispus Attacks, was a free African American, and was said to be the first to die on the road to revolution. Much is unknown about this event and what exactly happened, but one thing is for sure. 5 people did die, and the colonists began to distrust the British majorly, and were turned onto a new road that would soon lead to the American Revolution. -
The Tea Act
In 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act. The Tea Act was intended to help the company of British East India, one of Britain’s most important companies. The Tea Act actually lowered the price of tea by allowing the East India Company to ship tea directly to colonies. The prime minister of England, Frederick North, felt the colonists should not object the Tea Act because of the lowered price of tea. Few colonists still reacted angrily to the part of the act that gave the East India Comp -
The Boston TeaParty
The Boston tea party was an event that has been remembered by many people. During the tea party the protestors dressed as Native Americans charged there ships and emptied three hundred forty two chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This made a statement of independence from Britain and a huge expense for the mother country. Some people saw this as an act of terrorism because tea was such an important part of English life. Others saw this as a brave and rightful feat. But no matter what side you wer -
The Continental Congress
In the year 1774, 56 delegates from 12 colonies, all but Georgia, met in Philadelphia. They met in secrecy to discuss these intolerable acts that they had been put through, for they didn’t want britian to know they were now all united. In 1775, delegates from all the colonies finally met, as the revolutionary war had finally started. The troops they had were very disorganized, and they assigned George Washington as their high commander. -
The Coercive Acts
The Intolerable Acts are a series of laws passed for the British colonies in North America. Of course, in the Thirteen Colonies there was outrage and resistance. Four of the acts related to the Boston Tea Party of December 1773. By making an example of Massachusetts, the British Parliament hoped to calm colonial resistance against parliamentary authority that began with the Stamp Act that had begun in 1765. -
The Revolution Begins
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
On April 19, 1775 the first shots were fired between the British and colonists. The British marched to Concord because they had been told that it was a place where weapons were stored and they wanted to take the weapons away from the Americans. The Concord militia came out to meet them, the British troops were much bigger than the militia and the British general gave the Americans a chance to surrender. The American militia general accepted because they had no chance. On the retreat a single sho
