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French and Indian war
French and indian war
1. 1689-1765
2. The colonists tried to take over some of the indians land. The french helped the indians by going to war with the colonists.
3. This affected the colonists because the king of England wouldn’t send troops to help the colonists at first. He then started to look bad and got involved in the war which then caused the colonists to have high taxes.
4. They fought the indians and won the battle and gained more land. -
Currency Act.
currency act
1751-1764
This event issued the regulation of paper money to protect british merchants from being cheated out of profits.
Created tension between the colonies and Great Britain.
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Albany plan of union
Albany plan of union.
1. 1754
2. A plan of union created in Albany New York while the english and french were at war.
3. This act affected the colonists because all the charter and royal colonies were governed as on while the king had other things to deal with.
4. That the government was not approved by the king because he didn’t want to lose any of his power. -
Writs of assistance
Writs of assistance
1.1754-1768
2. A plan of union created in Albany New York while the english and french were at war.
3. This act affected the colonists because all the charter and royal colonies were governed as on while the king had other things to deal with.
4. That the government was not approved by the king because he didn’t want to lose any of his power. -
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763
1763
to organize Britain’s new england colonies and to stabilize relations with the native americans.
this proclamation kept colonists from moving across a certain point, about just before the appalachian mountains
The colonists were not claiming any new land for the british. -
Pontiac War
Pontiac War
1763
Indians were upset with Britain's,“post-war” policies.
eight forts were destroyed and hundreds of colonists were destroyed.
Was one of the early motivators of the american revolution. -
Sugar Act.
Sugar act.
1.1764
2.They had to renew the old tax on molasses and sugar and when they renewed it they called it the sugar act. Instead of the sugar and molasses act.
3.This act affected the colonists because the tax on sugar was raised to a ridiculous amount of money.
4. The colonists just had another reason to start the revolutionary war. -
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
1. 1765
2. They were the colonists that wanted freedom. So, they fought to the death in the war and died for freedom.
3. The colonists fought for what they wanted. They won the war.
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Daughters of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
1. 1765
2. They were the women that wanted the freedom just as much as the men did. The women helped the men in the war. They supplied and cooked for them. They believed that the colonists should have had freedom. -
Stamp Act.
Stamp act
1. 1765
2. The reason for the act was to help pay for the debt of Great britain from the seven years war between them and France.
3. The act affected the colonists because they had to pay a more expensive tax on stamps and paper.
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Quartering Act
Quartering Act
1.1765 and 1774
2.Parliament passes the Quartering Act, outlining the locations and conditions in which British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies.
3. If a colony had people participating in the quartering act then that means they have a British spy
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Townshed Act.
townshend act
1.1767
2. The reason for the act was to pull back on an amount exportation from the kingdom on items such as coffee
3. The act affected the colonists because there was less goods coming from england and they had to find the product another way.
4. The colonists then had to start smuggling these items from England. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre.
1. 1770
2. colonists started throwing snowballs, rocks,and sticks at british troops returned fire.
3. The act affect the colonists because they lost 5 of their own.
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Tea Act.
Tea act
1.1773
2.The act was so england didn’t have to export as much tea and they raised the taxes on the tea they did export.
3.This act affected the colonists because tea was a very popular beverage in the 1700’s.
4.The colonists boycotted tea that came from england do to the high taxes. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston tea party
1.1773
2. The reason was because the taxes on tea were so high that the patriots decided to send their message to england by dumping 342 chests over board.
3. This affected the colonists because they started war with england and dumped tea for their consumption over board.
4. England stepped up their guard and started to have battles with the colonists. -
Boston tea party
Boston tea party
1.1773
2. The reason was because the taxes on tea were so high that the patriots decided to send their message to england by dumping 342 chests over board.
3. This affected the colonists because they started war with england and dumped tea for their consumption over board.
4. England stepped up their guard and started to have battles with the colonists. -
committees of correspondence
committees of correspondence
1773
These committees were shadow groups for the purpose of preparing coordinated responses to Great Britain and to share their plans.
This caused a more patriotic view in the americas since any loyalist were rejected from governmental positions.
The United States of America became mostly americans. -
Continental Congress
Continental Congress
1. 1774-1789
2. This act was to have the resistance of the taxes that the British had made. In 1775 the Second Continental congress convened after the Revoloutionary War.
3. The colonists had to go to war.
4. The colonists got freedom. -
Then Coercive Acts
The Coercive Act
1. 1774
2. It was a series of acts established by the British. They wanted to restore the order of Massachusettes and punish Bostonians for the Tea Act.
3. The colonists were in trouble and going to be punished.
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Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
1. 1774
2. Everything took a sharp turn after Lexington and Concord. So, the colonists made the Declaration of Independence to stop all of the wrong and harsh things that had happened.
3. The colonists got their freedom and everything they wanted back. They got rules and their own land.
4. They had new land and won the war. -
Quebec Act.
Quebec Act
1774
Act of the parliament of Great Britain to set procedures of governance in Quebec.
Increases borders to take up indian reserve, an oath of allegiance, guaranteed free practice of Catholic religion.
The Colonists were angry the losers, “French and Indians” were getting all the benefits. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord
1. April 19, 1775
2. They served as government of the 13 colonies. General Gage sent British men to Lexington and Concord. Sam Adams and John Hancock warned townspeople that the British were coming.
3. The colonists had to leave homes.
4. The colonists lived. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
1. June 17, 1775
2. This was a big battel in Breed’s Hill. This was a very big battle, the battle was for the taxes and freedom.
3. The colonists died fighting another war for freedom.
4. The colonists would get more freedom. -
The Olive Branch Petintion
The Olive Branch Petition
1. July 8, 1775
2. John Dickinson had drafted the Olive Branch Petition, which was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5 and submitted to King George on July 8, 1775. The colonists had got the congress back. It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown.
3. The colonists had received a Continental Congress and that changed the war.
4. The colonists have won the war and figured out more abou -
Prohibitory Act.
Prohibitory Act
1775
To subdue the american colonist retaliation.
This act affected the colonists by putting a naval blockade on any american ships trading.
Became of the The american revolution -
Restraining Act
Restraining Act
1775
Created to prevent the unrest due to the boycott of British goods in Massachusetts.
This act allowed for the creation of militia units.
Massachusetts was in a state of Rebellion -
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
1775-1776
To inspire American soldiers to fight for their rights.
This gave courage to the american soldiers surrounding british troops in boston.
We defeated the British forces in Boston. -
Continental Army
Continental Army
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2. The revolutionary war army, authorized by the continental congress in 1775 and led by George Washington
3. This is the american army so if they had Continental soldiers in their colony they must of felt safer than usual
4.They had soldiers protecting them and they could have started military forts -
New England Restraining Act
New England Restraining Act
1.1775
2.Hoping to keep the New England colonies dependent on the British, King George III formally endorses the New England Restraining Act
3.This did not affect the american colonies
4.They depended more on the British than before -
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Quebec
December 31, 1775
part of the American Revolutionary war.
This was a loss for the americans considering they lost about three of their generals
Colonists of Quebec were subjected to punishments as the British re-established control over the province -
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Quebec
December 31, 1775
part of the American Revolutionary war.
This was a loss for the americans considering they lost about three of their generals
Colonists of Quebec were subjected to punishments as the British re-established control over the province -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
1. July 4, 1776
2. The Declaration of Independence was signed by the four fathers and made of July 4th. This gave us our Independence for a new world and for America. We won the war that day.
3. The colonists had a new life and could live by their own rules.
4. They won the war and made America. -
Policy of non-importation
Policy of non-importation
1806
This policy was created to embargo certain goods to Great Britain to coerce Great Britain and to suspend their imprisonment on american sailors
This event was never passed due to the boycotts created by Americans during pre-revolutionary times
This was never passed so it never took effect to the colonists