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French indian war ends, a new era begins
This marked Britain's control over new territory and marked the start of a long and historical beginning to the revolution and the beginning of our country -
Currency act
This limits colonists from issuing any legel tender paper money. By this act the colonists began to strain and mistrust the british. -
Stamp act
Imposed tax on paper documents which led to the colonists resort to mob violence which led to tax collectors to retire. This act restrained relations to the colonists. -
Quartering Act
This was disliked by new york because they didnt like being commanded to provide shelter for soilders. This act stretch the trust of colonist and shortened there strain. -
the Townshend Tariffs
These were four acts to assert britains athority over the colonies and through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly and through strict provisions for the collection of duties. -
Boston Massacre
A squad of british soilders let lose a volly of shoots toward a crowd of colonist.Three died and three later died of wounds. This event turned the trust down from the colonist and restrained the british trust from them. -
Trial in england
This upsets the colonists because they heard they would be sent to england instead of having a trial in the colonies. This upsets them because they believed they should have a trial from their peers instead of the kings judges and parliment. -
Boston tea party
This is were the colonist threw british tea over ships signifing the start of the revolution. -
Tea Act
The british government granted an East India Company a monoply in the colonies, and the Tea Act rekindled their opposition to it. The colonist never liked control over there tea due to them being restricted by Britain. -
Government Act
This act increased royal control over massachusetts administrative, in which limits there control. There government was now controled by the king and the members would have been voted by by the king. Massachusetts and their people were governed by the king, which deeply angerd them. -
New England Restraining Act
This was so that the colonies would only trade with Great Britian, and this act banned fishing in the atlantic. This act led up to the revolutionary war which founded our country. -
Declaration of independence
This document was that of which great importance to our country. This document stated our freedom and our seperation from british rule. This marked the beginning ouf independence for our great nation.
