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French and Indian War
During the French and Indian War, The English and the French battled for domination of North America, the Caribbean, and India. Resulted in an English victory, but it nearly cost them destroying the whole English government. It also was the beginning of a harsh relationship between the colonies and Great Britain, which will continue for the next 12-15 years. In many ways the colonies try to branch off into their own... They have many struggles along the way, such as taxes and being repealed. -
Albany Plan of Union (Ways of coming together as colonies)
June 1754, delegates from the northern colonies and 6 Iroquois nations met in Albany, New York. Ben Franklin, Pennsylvania, drafted the "Plan of Union" and under this plan each colonial legislature would elect delegates to an American colonial assembly lead by a royal governor. It didn't get pushed, because British officials realized that it could get very powerful, and they might not be able to control it. Nevertheless, this was a realization that the colonies could work together as a whole. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War (7 Years War in Great Britain). France lost all mainland North American territories, except New Orleans. Britain gained all areas east of the Mississippi River. -
Proclamation of 1763 (Ways to save money)
Worried that it would cost too much to defend the colonies, since it cost Great Britain so much money on the colonies last affair, George III prohibited all settling west of the Appalachians mountains. After the French and Indian war, Britain felt like they needed to buckle down on the colonies, and one of the effects was that their right to govern lands in the west was lost. -
Sugar Act (Laws to punish)
In addition to buckling down on the colonies, Parliament starting issuing taxes on the colonies. The Sugar Act was the first attempt in trying to finance the colonies. In order to stop smuggling, and increase sales on British rum, taxes on molasses were dropped, and a levy was placed on foreign wine. Also the Act established a Vice-Admiralty court to hear smuggling cases without jury. All of this lead to the start of widespread protest. -
Stamp Act (Laws to save money)
Looking to cover some of the costs of the colonies, Parliament required all legal documents, newspapers, and pamphlets to use "stamped" paper on which a levy was passed. -
Quartering Act of 1765 (Laws to punish)
Quartering Act of 1765, colonist were required to pay for the supplies that the British troops needed. The New York assembly argued that it couldn't be forced to be followed. -
Stamp Act Congress (Ways of coming together as colonies)
Representatives from 9 of the 13 colonies declared the Stamp Act unconstitutional, because it was a tax levied without their consent. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament finalizes the repeal of the Stamp Act, but declares that it has the right to tax the colonies. This signifies that the crown of Great Britain still has authority over the colonies. -
Townshend Act (Ways to save money)
Named after Charles Townshend the Chancellor of the Exchequer , duties on tea, glass, paint, lead and paper to help pay for the administration of the colonies. This results in colonial outrage, claiming "Taxation without Representation" -
Boston Massacre (Rebellion)
Angered by Britian's colonial policy, and the presence of Britsh troops, a crowd began to harass some English soldiers standing guard around the customs house. A soldier was knocked down by a snowball causing a uproar, ending 5 civilian lives. -
Boston Tea Party (Rebellion)
The colonist were angry by the Tea Acts, so American patriots disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and dumped over £9,000 of East India Company of tea into the Boston Harbor. This showed Parliament how angry they actually were, leading them to lower the taxes on tea. -
Intolerable Acts (Laws to punish)
Four measurements which took away Massachusetts' self-government and judicial independence following the Boston Tea Party. The colonies then responded with a boycott of British goods.
1. Closed the Port of Boston, until colonists paid for the destroyed tea.
2. Royal governor could ban town meetings
3. British officials accused of crimes would stand trial in Great Britain.
4. New Quartering Act passed that allowed British troops to be quartered in unoccupied colonial homes and buildings. -
Quebec Act (Laws to punish)
This act designated the western region north of the Ohio River part of Quebec. It also made Roman Catholicism the established religion of Quebec. In result, this upset the colonial Protestants even more. -
First Continental Congress (Ways of coming together as colonies)
During the First Continental Congress, colonial delegates met together to organize opposition to the Intolerable Acts. This is a key factor in leading up to the revolution because again, the colonies are coming together as one. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord (Rebellion)
First engagements of the Revolutionary War, between British troops and the Minutemen. Paul Revere warned the colonists "The British are coming!" -
Repeal of the Stamp Act
Parliament tried to control the colonies internal affairs, but failed. They continued to collect taxes to regulate trade. External taxes didn't affect "no taxation without representation", which is why this appeal was successful. -
Works Cited
Bostonteapartyship.com Bl.uk Www.constituion.org Www.ushistory.org
