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Proclimation
king george the IIIsaid the colonistcould not move west of the aplications also he did notwant to have to keep protecting from indians -
End of the french and inian war
The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763.The name refers to the two main enemies of the British colonists: the royal French forces and the various Native American forces allied with them, although Great Britain also had Native allies. -
Sugar Act
they had taxes on sugar. ....... NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. -
Stamp Act
Required speacial tax stamps for legal doc's, newspapers,dice,cards,etc.... Unfairmfor parliament to tax colonist since they have to representive in parliament. -
Quartering
Forced colonists ho house british soldiers stationed in the colonies. they refused and had violence toward the soldiers -
Townshed
Tax on imports like glass, paper and tea . Allowed of ficers to user writvof anssistance to search colonial ships for smuggled goods. Writs violated their rights. -
Boston massacare
The Boston Massacre, called the Boston Riot by the British, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men.The crowd eventually dispersed after Acting Governor Thomas Hutchinson promised an inquiry, but reformed the next day, prompting the withdrawal of the troops to Castle Island. -
Boston Tea Party
Agroup of colonists called the sons of liberty soon orginized in port cities to stop the east india compony tea from being unloaded. This is however n boston governer thomas hutchinson decided to make sure that the tea would be unloaded. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was floundering financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. This tea was to be shipped directly to the colonies, and sold at a bargain price. The Townshend Duties were still in place. -
The first contenental congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met,at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.The Congress was attended by 56 members appointed by the legislatures of twelve of the Thirteen Colonies, the exception being the Province of Georgia, which did not send delegates. -
Intolerable Acts
Punishment for MA, from the boston tea party,and the other colonies suported while holding the first continental congress -
Paul Revers Ride
Upon Revere's death in 1818, for example, his obituary did not mention his midnight ride but instead focused on his business sense and his many friends.[18] The fame that Longfellow brought to Revere, however, did not materialize until after the Civil War amidst the Colonial Revival Movement of the 1870s. -
lexington and concord
They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America.
