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This war between Britian an France ended with then British deeply in debt and demanding more revenue from the clonies. Colonies became less independent on Britian.
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This prohibited settlement beyond the Appalachin Mountains and many colonist took this offensively.
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This raised revenue b increasing duties on sugar imported from the West Indies.
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Parliament argued that colonial currency had caused a devaluation harmful to British trade. They banned American assemblies from issuing paper bills or bills of credit.
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Britain ordered that colonists were to house and feed British soldiers if necessary.
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Tax stamps were required on many items and documents including playing cards, newpapers, and marriage licenses.
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27 delegates met in New York and drew up a statement of rights.
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These taxes were imposed to help make the colonial officials independent of the colonists and included duties on glass, paper, and tea. Smugglers increased their activites to avoid the tax leading to more troops in Boston.
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Colonists and British soldiersopenly clashed in Boston. THis vent was used as an example of British cruelty despite questions about how it actually occured.
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A group of colonists disguised as Indians and dumped tea overboard from three ships in Boston Harbor.
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These were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party and placed restrictions on the colonists including outlawing town meetings and the closing of Boston HArbor.
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In response to the Intolerable Acts, 12 or 13 colonies met in Philidelphia from September-October. The main result o this was the creation of the Association calling fr boycott of British goods.
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In April, British troops were ordered to Lexington and Concord to seize stores of colonial gunpowder and to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Eigh Americans were killed and British troops retreated with the loss of 70 men.
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All 13 colonies were represented at this meeting in Philidelphia at the beginning of May.
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The major victory for the Colonistswhich resulted in George the third proclaiming the colonies in rebellion.
