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The Navigation Acts
First: No goods from Asia, Africa, or America, unless they are brought on English ships.
Second:This act forbade the importing into or the exporting from the British colonies of any goods except in English or colonial ships2 and it forbade certain enumerated articles -- tobacco, sugar, cotton, wool, dyeing woods, etc. -
Proclomation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was first put in place right after the French and Indian war. It cut off the colonial expansion, and made it to were the Indians fear of being pushed off of their land was calmed. The proclomation also slowed the expansion of the colonies. They believed that it was put in place to help them stay alive. -
Stamp Act/ Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Tax was put in place to put tax on any peice of printed paper an american colonist used.Things such as legal documents, playing cards, newspapers, and licenses were taxed. The Stamp Act Congress was the first meeting for the american colonies, that was held around October 7 and October 25. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was put in to punish mutiny and desertion. It was also put there so there would be payment for the army and their quarters. -
Sons of Liberty
In 1765 a group, The Loyal Nine, composed of shopkeepers and artisans, began preparing for agitation against the Stamp Act. As it grew, they became the Sons of Liberty. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was mostly based on how several British soldiers sent shots out at a group of people who were 'bothering' the person they were trying to get to. This resulted in several people dead and several others wounded. -
Boston Tea Party
On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted in the passage of the punitive Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war. -
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts
The Bitish government stripped the americans of the ability to get better benefits. The Colonies were pressed with more taxes, which lead to The Boston Tea Party. Passed in response to the Americans’ disobedience, the Coercive Acts included:
The Boston Port Act, which closed the port of Boston until damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid.
The Massachusetts Government Act, restricted Massachusetts; democratic town meetings.
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First Continental congress
The continetal congress was gathered on September 5 to October 26, This was to gather all of the colonies representees. (The only colony that did not send any was georgia.) While most had the same veiws, New york and pennyslvania both wanted to go back toward seeking a resolution with England. -
The Shot Heard Around The World
While it is still today unclear as to who fired that first shot, "TheShot Heard Around The World" was what had caused a battle to ensue, which resulted in 8 dead americans ( 10 were wounded) and one wounded British Soldier and a wounded horse. -
Second Continental Congress
John Handcock was who was watching over this meeting of the colonies. Most of the people were the same as it was in the first, wth a few exceptions such as Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. -
Thomas Paines Common Sense
Thomas Paines Common Sense was actually a pamphlet about how he was for American Independence. It was the most influencing pamphlet produced in that time period. (Pamphlets were the best way to spread ideas in that time) -
The Decleration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of the
It articulates the fundamental ideas that form the American nation: All men are created free and equal and possess the same inherent, natural rights. Legitimate governments must therefore be based on the consent of the governed and must exist “to secure these rights. This document is what allows all Americans to be free willed.
