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End of French and Indian war
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Pontiac's Reb
Native Americans dissatisfied with British rule, Rebellion led by Ottawan leader called Pontiac. Tribes: Ottawa, Ojibwa, Shawnee, Miami, Huron, Seneca & Potawatomi. Started in May 1763 - lasted for 3 years. Frontier forts attacked. Native Americans would trick settlers to gain access to forts, and then capture or kill inhabitants. Diplomatic solution. July 25, 1766, Pontiac signed treaty -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation line of 1763 was to seperate the colonies from the land won. The Native Americans and the colonists were dissatisfied. They were mad that the land that they had won was taken away from them again -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was so the war debt could be paid. It was a tax on importing, sugar, wine, and coffee. Sugar Act was half the Molasses Tax but the colonists refused to pay it. -
Stamp Act
This was the first direct tax. Requiered Stamp Tax on all legal doccuments, newspapers, pamphlets, pkaying cards, dice, and all other printed material. If you didn't pay the tax, you would be immediately taken to court -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act made the colonists share their homes and supplies with soilders. The colonists refused to take the soilders in. They thought that was a time of peace not war. They tought it was another attempt to limit freedom -
Virginia Resolves
In late May 1765, the Virginia House of Burgesses passed the Virginia Resolves, which denied Parliament’s right to tax the colonies under the Stamp Act. By the end of the year, eight other colonial legislatures had adopted similar positions. -
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Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress was a major step in uniting the colonies against the British.
Nine colonial delegations attended and agreed that there could be no taxation without representation.
Under strong pressure from the colonies, and with their economy slumping because of American boycott of British goods, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in March 1766.
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Repeal of Stamp Act
Under strong pressure from the colonies, and with their economy slumping because of American boycott of British goods, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in March 1766. But the damage was already done