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an armed rebellion that took place by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley
cause: Governor Berkeley's refusal to retaliate for a series of Native American attacks
impact: led to the growth of the slave trade -
a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America
cause: a passion for religion had grown
impact: a renewed dedication toward religion -
a plan to create a unified goverment for the Thirteen Colonies suggested by Benjamin Frankin, then a senior leader and a delegate from Pennsylvania at the Albany congress
cause: mperial officials wanted a clear colonial-Indian relations policy
impact: allowed the new government to impose taxes for its own support -
pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies
cause: a conflict between England and France over control of the Ohio River Valley
impact: a great expansion of British territorial claims in the New World, but increased Britain's debt -
Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawas, united a coalition of American Indian tribes to resist British rule in the Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley
cause: British permitted white settlement on Native American territories
impact: showed the ability of diverse tribes to come together and form an effective coalition to resist British forces -
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide
cause: Chief Pontiac led numerous attacks against British and colonial expansion and settlement
impact: closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia -
The acts regulated trade and commerce in the colonies and were passed to help pay off the debt that the British government had incurred
cause: Britain was in debt
impact: caused American colonists to rebel against Britain -
The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston
cause: British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men
impact: further the frustration of colonists because of the high tax British were charging, and caused them to want to fight for their independence -
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts
cause: The American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for expenses incurred during the French and Indian War
impact: five people died and colonists did not want taxed tea -
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States
cause: reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes
impact: action for recovery of rights for the Coercive Acts