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french and indian war
The French and Indian War was apart of a larger global conflict called the Seven Years War. Both countries wanted access to the profitable fur trade business and the cheap fertile land west of the Appalachian Mountains. Although the British lost majority of the initial battles they ultimately won the war. The war caused relations to worsen between the British and the Colonists. The colonists were angry with the Proclamation Line of 1763 and the taxes they were forced to pay. -
the sugar act.
The British Parliament passed the Sugar Act in 1764 in order to help pay for their debt from the French and Indian War as well as to pay for the troops guarding the Proclamation Line of 1763. It forced the colonists to pay a 3 cent tax on goods like sugar, coffee, indigo and certain kinds of alcohol. The colonists were not happy with this law because they had no say in parliament. The slogan “No Taxation without Representation” became popular in the colonies. -
The stamp act
The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765 in order to support the British soldiers protecting the Proclamation Line. The Stamp Act said that a stamp purchased by the British government had to be placed on all important documents like court papers, newspapers and even playing cards. The colonists were outraged because they were paying for troops that were keeping them out of the land they had just fought in the French and Indian War and they still had no representation in Parliament. -
Sons of liberty
A well-organized political organization shrouded in secrecy that was established to undermine British rule in colonial America. This group spang up in port cities like Boston and NYC. Group member were men from all walks of life, and they were known to be hot headed and violen -
townshend acts
On march 10 1770 there was a violent confrontation between the colonists and the british soldiers in Boston. 5 people were killed by the hands of the british soldiers. The british soldiers were firing in confusion because one of the soldiers was hit hard and shot on accident. -
Tea act
The tea act of 1773 was the act of parlament in great Britian. This act was sopused to help the London warehouses struggiling with financal problems. -
Boston tea party
The Boston tea party a political protest of the colunists throwing 300 boxes of tea of the boat looking like mohoak indians. The colunists were doing this horrible act because they didnt want the tea act. -
coercive acts
Coercive acts were the responce to the boston tea party. British soldiers went into peoples homes with out warning and warent to search and to live there. They also stopped town meetings to prevent protesting. -
The first continental congress
The first continental congress was a group with George Washington and John Adams and many more people. The group said that they still follow the king but are going to protest. 12 out of 13 of the colunies came to the meeting. -
The battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the revelutanary war.
