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Albany Plan Of Union
Albany Plan Of Union: This plan was proposed by Benjamin Franklin. The plan was for colonies to unite under one government. The government would be lead by a president. The power the government would have under this plan would be to levy taxes, make treaties with Indians, and settle on new lands. This is significant because it shows the first planning to our government. -
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French and Indian War
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Treaty Of Paris
Treaty Of Paris ( 1763): The treaty ended the French and Indian war in America in 1763. The British, French and Spanish came together and decided on a treaty to end the war. Spanish was there to supervise the treaty as a voice of reason. This is ignorant because this is how the war ended. -
Sugar/Stamp Act (1764-1765)
Sugar/Stamp Act (1764-1765): The Sugar Act ‘s goal was to decrease smuggling. Sugar Act was an indirect tax. Stamp Act was a tax on all printed items. The Stamp Act was a direct tax. This is important to show the difference between indirect and direct tax and how the colonists reacted to them in different ways. -
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts (1766): Falling under the presser of the colonists refusal to purchase goods the British set up taxes on many things that the colonists barely used to try to help fix the problem. The taxes were put on paper, glass, paint and tea. The only tax that the colonists used a lot was tea, everything else was not a day to day use. This was important to show how the British did try to resolve the issue. -
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The Intolerable Acts (1767-1774)
The Intolerable Acts (1767-1774): There are five Acts in the Coercive Acts. They were the Quartering Act which stated that the British army could settle into any house, restaurant or barrack that they so choose when they wished. The second one is Boston Port Bill which states the Boston port was closed until the damage from the Boston tea party was paid. -
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The Intolerable Acts (1767-1774)
The third act the Administration of Justice Act stated any British officials could not be put in court in the U. S, instead they were to be brought back to Britain to be trialed there. The fourth act was the Mass. Gov. Act which stated that the British Governor had complete control of town meetings, and taking control out of the hands of the colonists. -
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The Intolerable Acts (1767-1774)
The last act was the Quebec Act which extended the Canadian border giving the Ohio River Valley, the very same area that the British and French fought ten years for. This is important because this was the final straw for the colonists and got them considering war. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party: Colonists dressed as Indians took a ship out full of tea and dumped it into the water. This turned the water brown for a good week. This was a cry from the colonists to prove how serious they were and Britain saw it as a threat to their rule. This was important because it was the first real physical outcry from the colonists. -
Lex. And Concord Act (1775)
With the British having a hard time in Boston and militias popping up everywhere in town the king felt the threatened by this. The king ordered 20,000 troops into Boston which made more troops in Boston than people. The king also suspended taxes. The goal of this was to seize the leaders of the militias and bring down the problem before it started. This is significant because it shows how the small colony of Boston was able to shake the king so much he would take such direct actions.
