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Causes of the American Revolution
The French and Indian War put Britain into dept causing them to tax citizens of the thirteen colonies. -
The end of the French of Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war over the Ohio River valley. Great Britain wanted the colonist to stop moving into that direction. All the trespassing and other elements started the French and Indian War between Great Britain and the French. Great Britain won most the French territory in North America. -
proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was King George III saying that the colonist could not move west because the Indians were attacking and it was coasting Great Britain money to send over soldiers to protect the colonist. The colonist ignored this and the colonist were angry that Britain would not protect them. -
sugrar act
Sugar ActThe sugar act was a tax on sugar and molasses. The colonists felt like they had no one to represent what was being taxed. This was true the colonist had no taxation without representation. Therefore the colonist refused to buy goods (boycott) for Britain. -
stamp act
The stamp act was a requirement of special tax stamps on legal documents such as news papers, dice, playing cards and ect. The colonist also thought this as taxation without representation because it was unfair for the colonist to tax colonist because they have no representative in parliament. -
qurorting act
The quartering act was a force for the colonist to house British solders stationed in the colonies. The colonist thought this was a violation of there rights therefore they tried to refused to take in the soldiers and the colonist showed violence towered the solders. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was a tax on imports like Tea,glass,and paper. It also gave the rights for officers to use writs of assistance to search colonial shis for smuggeld goods. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when bostinians were thourghing things at a soldier and he made a commonet and then all of them ganged up on him but then back up came and helped and a soldier got hit feel and his gun went off and then they shot and killed 5 -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was when the british taxed all the tea going to the colinist and they got on the shps dressed as indians and thourgh all the tea over bored. -
Boston Tea Party
britishThat was when the sons of liberty dressed as mohowk indians snuck on to British East India company ships and dumped tea into the harbor -
Intolerable Acts
We are very angry at the British for what they have done. The Intolerable Acts have been passed to punish us for the Boston Tea Party. We can not believe that the Boston Port has been closed. Also, they have cut powers to Town Meetings and increased power to the Royal Governor. Congress has demanded that these acts be repealed. We have the right to tax and govern ourselves -
First Continental Congress
The Committee of Correspondence has planned a special meeting called the First Continental Congress. We have representatives from all over the colonies to meet. Very intelligent representatives will be meeting to make plans about the British. Some members will be Sam Adams, John Adams, and Geroge Washington. We will make plans to begin training militia and to repeal the Intolerable Acts. I am so glad this meeting will take place. We can finally plan how we can end the British control. -
Paul Revere's Ride
GeneralThomas Gage sent 700 troops to take weapons and capture important colonial leaders. Whhen a signal was sent out in the staple of the old North Church, Paul Revere and Williams Davis rode through the night to warn the minutemen that the British were coming -
Lexington and Concord
The shot was heard around the world. The minutement were waiting for the British at Lexingon. When the British told them to go home, they refused. This is when the first shots were fired. We still don't know which side fired the first shot. I'm sure it was the British
