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French and Indian war
the proclamation of 1763, and mercantilism. The king taxed the colonists to pay off his debt and this angers the colonists because they don't have representation. Another way the relationship changed… the colonists were frustrated because they had to pay off King George's debt. And finally because...the colonists feel oppressed over mercantilism due to the restrictions on trades -
Proclamation
This changed the relationship because the colonists felt oppressed by the British government because they felt they felt they should be able to settle on land that helps to gain -
sugar act
This increased tensions because the British taxed the colonist for sugar and molasses because they needed money for war debt from the French and Indian war -
stamp act
The stamp act increased tension because Britain taxed the colonist on stamps to sell things that weren’t good for colonist merchants and they were taxing without representation -
Boston massacre
The Boston massacre increased tensions because British soldiers shot into a crowd of colonists and killed 7 of them -
tea act
The tea act is when Britain stopped letting colonist merchants sell tea witch made colonist merchants lose money and increased tensions -
Boston tea party Turning point
The Boston tea party is the colonial response to the tea act and it was when a group of colonists got on a British tea ship and dumped tea into the water which increased tensions between the colonist and Britain -
intolerable act
The intolerable act increased tensions because the colonists were upset that Britain had shut down the Boston harbor so the colonist could no longer trade which affected colonist merchants this was also the British response to the Boston tea party -
battels of Lexington & concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battle of the American revolution and increased tensions because Britain was now fighting the colonist and was officially a war -
olive branch petition
The olive branch petition increased tensions because when king George III declined the colonists attempt to reconnect with Britain the colonists were outraged and just added up to more war