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French and Indian War The Beating of drums signaled the Brigade advancing. The French were expanding towards the Ohio River. In 1754- 63, The people Of New France were fighting the British- American Colonies, with The Americans on the defense, however, they were assisted by the Native American Tribes, hence the French and "Indian" War. This took place on the North American continent, in the border between the British Colonies and the French Colonies, expanding towards the British Colonies.
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Furthermore, only licensed traders would be allowed to travel west or deal with Indians. Theoretically protecting colonists from Indian rampages, the measure was also intended to shield Native Americans from increasingly frequent attacks by white settlers.
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The royal proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
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In 1763, at the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation,mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. In the centuries since the proclamation, it has become one of the cornerstones of Native American law
in the United States and Canada.After the conclusion of the french and indian war in America, the British Empire began to tighten control over its rather autonomous colonies. -
This royal proclamation, which closed down colonial expansion westward, was the first measure to affect all thirteen colonies. In response to a revolt of Native Americans led by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, King George lll declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers. The edict forbade private citizens and colonial governments alike to buy land from or make any agreements with natives; the empire would conduct all official relations.
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The Sugar Act took place between Great britain and America and involved many colonies and towns. The Sugar Act was a three-cent tax on shipped refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine.The Sugar act tax was placed by parliment and kept handled by the british military. the british military did this by threatening people and their lives . the sugar act was designed by the parliament and was made to regulate trading and sell particularly in New England.
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In British America the Stamp Act started. The British Parliament taxed on tea and paper to raise 60,000 dollars for the soilders stationed in Appalachan Mountains fighting in The Seven Years' War. Not long after the colonists got angry and tared and feathered the tax collectors, Soon the colonists rioted and protested leading to the Boston Tea Party.
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On June 15th,1767the Townshend Acts were passed by the british parliment.These Acts were the The Townshend Revenue act which taxed the colonists on material goods,the Quartering Act which required the colonists to provide for soldiers,and The finnal act put more soldiers and such into the colonies.
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Colonial action to these laws was exacly the same as he stamp act and sugar act.Some people responded very violently to the Townshend Acts.And because of the colonists protest the Townshend Acts were repeale on July 2 ,1770.
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In the city of Boston, March 5, 1770, a little boy, a colonist, yelled at a british soldier. The British soldier seemed threatened so he told him to move on. Then, the other colonists saw the boy being threatened. So the colonists threw sticks, stones,and snowballs at the British soldiers around. The British started shooting at the colonists. Five colonists died. Paul Revere made an eching that shows British soldiers firing on a peaceful crowd. This was called the Boston Massacre.
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The Gaspee Affair led to the first American Revelotion. 60 men were on long boats followed by John Brown. The colonist hurt and wounded the luteniate then set the ship on fire. The british offered a reward to the colonist if they can find the people who were resonsible for steting the Gasspee on fire. It all happened on June 9, 1772 Narragansett Bay.
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The captain of the Gaspee, Lieutenant William Duddington, has been charged with patrolling in the waters of Narragansett bay. This happened in June of 1772. Then 9 days later the Gaspee Affair started when the Gaspee ran on to shallow ground and got stuck. They ran on to the ground that is now called Gaspee point. Later that day soldiers boarded the ship and looted it. After that they set it on fire. When the attackers were tried the judge did not give them time in jail.
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The Tea Act took place in Boston on December 16, 1773. Britain was charging colonists a tax for tea. Some colonists protested to cancel the law. 340 boxes of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor.
Of all the Townshend duties (taxes) only the import tax on tea was left. Not surprisingly, the American colonists continued to boycott tea. As a result of boycotts, the East India Company had literally tons of tea in its London warehouses and was on the verge of bankruptcy. -
On December 16 1773 the colonists almost went broke because of the acts before one night known as the boston tea party, which was the night the colonists took action . The colonists were almost caught by what they call “red coats.” The red coats were the British government or parleiment.
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The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. A bill designed to save the faltering East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a monopoly on the American tea trade. On July 4 1777 the Second Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence.The First Continental Congress was a meeting to discuss the Intolerable Acts.
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In 1774,March 28, parliament passed several laws called the intolerable acts.These were a series of laws that were a result from the Boston tea party, the 4 laws were the Boston port act,the massachusetts goverment act, the quatering act, and the administration of Justice act.These laws were to punish the colonists for the Boston tea party and to gather money to pay for the dept of the French and Indian war.Most colonists were outraged and bocotted British goods.
