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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was an important event leading up to the American Revolution. The French and British were fighting over territory in America, and Britain started to back off from America to focus on their own fights going on in Europe. Eventually Britain ended up almost broke after they won the French and Indian War, so they decided to put a bunch of taxes on the colonists, which started to stir up some rebelious ideas in the colonists. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a tax placed on all sugar coming from the British West Indies. Britain needed to get back some of the money lost in the French and Indian War, so they decided to place a tax of the colonists' sugar. The colonists decided that they would rather buy the cheaper sugar from the French, causing Britain to pass more taxes in punishment. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was Britain's first serious tax to try to control the American colonies. Britain had increaded its national debt and one way of getting back from that was to tax every piece of paper used in the colonies. This tax caused a great problem with the colonists because the taxes were ridiculously expensive and most of them couldn't afford it. This act was a big event that lead up to the American Revolution. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act forced all colonists to accept British soldiers into their homes, no matter what. If a soldier needed a place to sleep, eat, or any other needs they had, you had to provide for them. This upset many colonists because not everyone was a big fan of British soldiers. -
The Townsend Revenue Act
This act placed a tax on almost every major import in the colonies. Like glass, lead, paint, paper, oil, and tea. This act was put in place to raise more tax money for the British to decrease their national debt. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre started out as rebels starting a fight with British soldiers. The British had been becoming more and more unwelcome and eventually the rebels decided they were going to fight back.The rebels aproached the soldiers in the street and the soldiers opened fire on them, killing 5 people. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was the final act that lead to revolt in Boston. Even though this act wasn't really a tax, the Towensend Act was still in place, which did tax the sales of tea. This act was meant to help out the East India Compant, who was having a lot of trouble selling their tea. But as a result of this, it maked local tea merchants in Boston get less sales and began a major revolt. -
Quartering Act of 1774
The Quartering Act of 1774, also one of the "Intolerable Acts," was just like the Quartering Act of 1765, with slight differences. This new Quartering Act gave the soldiers the right to sieze whatever building they wanted if they can't find a home to stay in. This new act angered the colonists and pushed them closer to the American Revolution. -
First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congreess met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. Each colony except for Georgia sent a representative to discuss a new government. Many of America's most important figures were at this meeting. It was also at this meeting where the Declaration of Independence was drafted. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the colonists' revenge for the Tea Act that was placed on them. Governor Thomas Hutchinson allowed for some ships carrying the tea to go in the Boston Harbor, and that night the rebels acted. They dressed up as Indians and dumped every crate of tea into the Boston Harbor in revenge.
