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Causes of the American Revolution
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End of French and Indian War
Timeline on the French and Indian War
F-rench and Indian War
R-oad to Revolution
E-ffects
N-orth America
C-olonies
H-istorical I-ndians (Native Americans)
N-orth America
D-istructive
I-ndependant
A-t War With Britian and France
N-one of the 13 Colonies wanted to give up power to a central government. W-ent into war with Britain and France
A-lbany Plan Of Union would unite the 13 colonies under one government.
R-iver Valley -
The Proclamation of 1763
P-ower
R-ejection
O-ut raged
C-ontrol
L-and crowded
A-ppalachian Mountain
T-hreatened
I-ndian attacks
O-n their way to protest against King George
N-o movement to the west of the Appalachian Mnts. O-ver power
F-orced to stay 1763 -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act S-ituations Starting
U-nder the Molasses Act colonial merchants were required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of molasses
G-ood were taxed includeing sugar.
A-ct
R-educed the rate of tax on molasses. A-merican Revenue Act of 1764
C-olonies were producing in quantity with the cheaper French molasses.
T-his hurt the British West Indies on molasses and sugar -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act S-even Years War
T-hreat of revolt
A- motion was offered to first read petitions
M-arch 22, 1765
P-arliament A-pplying certain stamps
C-olonial people of America were mad
T-he bill was passed on February 17 -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act
Q-uartering Act of 1765
U-n exceptable for the colonists.
A-rmy is housed by colonists
R-ender money for better payment of the army and their quarters.
T-he rights of the colonists were violated
E-nforcement of the government
R-ag and violence towards the soldiers
I-nflicting penalties on offenders against the same act
N-ow parliment was trying to save money
G-overnment of the Army A-ct passed by the parliament
C-olonist protested
T-roops were provided with food and other supplies -
The Townshend Act
The Towshend Acts
T-axes on glass, paint, oil, paper, & tea
O-nly taxed products were imported
W-rit of Assistance
N-o tax on products inside the colonies
S-earched colonial ships without reason
H-elp officers find illegal goods
E-stablished non-importation agreements
N-on-importation Agreements
D-ocuments allowing British Officers to search ships A-ll money was for the 7 year war
C-olonist boycotted goods
T-axation not allowed without representation -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre
B-ritish soldiers
O-pen fire
S-nowballs, stones, and sticks were thrown
T-own meetings wer removed
O-ne soldier shouted fire
N-o reason to kill M-ob of people
A- massacre
S-oldiers
S-everal were taunting the soldiers
A-ttack
C-aptain Preston
R-emovel of the British
E-vent leading to the Revolutionary War -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts
I-mmense punishment
N-o more town meetings
T-hey held the First Continental Congress
O-n to destroy taxed tea
L-aws were harsh
E-ven all the colonies helped Massachusetts
R-eact
A-bolished the upper house of legislature
B-oston
L-aws were passed
E-ventually leads to the Revolutionary War A- new Quartering Act
C-losed the harbor of boston
T-ea was paid for
S-upplies throw -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act
T-he direct sale of tea
E-ast India Company
A-llowed colonists to import directly from India A-cepted being taxed without representation
C-olonies imposed no new taxes
T-urned the tea ships back to Britten -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party
T-ea Imports from Britain
E-ast Indian Company
A-llowed colonists to imposrt British tea directly from India P-assed Intolerable Acts as a punishment to the colonists.
A-ttacked Ship
R-oad To Revolutionary War
T-ea was thrown over board.
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First Continental Congress
First Contenintal Congress
F-irst Continental Congress
I-ntolerable Acts
R-espective colonies
S-how combined authority
T-welve colonies sent representatives C-arpenter's Hall
O-ver come distrust
N-on-importantion
T-he Association October 20, 1774
I-nstructions seek resolution with England
N-ot uniformed
E-except Georgia
N-atlaniel Fulson, NH
T-he most eminent men
A- plan of Union
L- Legislature C-olo George Washington
O-ctober14th
N-Y, NJ
G-rand council
R-adical
E-nglish parliment
S-ept 5th-26th
S-eparation -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Rever's Ride
P-aul Revere
A- battle in Lexington
U-nder pressure
L-anterns R-iding horses
E-veryone heard that the British were coming
V-ery alerte
E-vening of 1775
R-ejoing of the people
'S-ignals arranged R-iders on horses
I-n position to fight
D-elivering a message
E-vent that starts the Revolutionary War -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord
L-exington
E-ffort
X-X miles from boston, guns were stored in Concord
I-n war
N-ot friendly
G-un fire
T-wo lanterns
O-n with determination
N-o one knows who firered firsts & C-oncord
O-utraged
N-o one stopped
C-olonists (minutemen)
O-ne by land two by sea
R-ever rides
D-eath
