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Royal Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation said that the colonist could not expand their colonies wesward of the line drawn by the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian Mountains were only a temporay Boundry. -
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Road to American Revolution
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The Sugar and Molasses Act
Under the new Sugar and Mollassas Act the collonial merchant ships had been requierd to pay a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses, but the act had never been enforced because of invasion until now were the British was enforcing and trying to collect it. -
The Stamp Act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765
A direct tax on the colonies that requierd that alot of printed materials had tax on them that had to be paid in british currency, not paper money that they had in the colonies at the time. -
The Townshed Revenue Act
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htm
The result of the townshend act was hostility in the colonies because of the taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper and tea. -
The Bosten Massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre
The Incident was also know as the Incident on King street. In which a mob formed around British troops who were there to enforce Parliamentary legislation. The British troops were subjected to verbal abuse and harrasement and, on their on judjment fired into the crowd instantly killing 3 and wounding more. Two more people died of the injuries in the shooting. -
The Tea Act
The act was not intended to raise money because it imposed no new taxes, 18 millon pounds of unsold tea was shipped directly to the colonies were it was supposed to be sold at a bargain price.
"Colonists in Philadelphia and New York turned the tea ships back to Britain. In Charleston the cargo was left to rot on the docks" from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm -
The Intolerable Acts
A law that was very harsh intended to punish the people of Massachusetts for their resistance. The law closed Boston harbor until the tea was paid for, that they dumped into the harbor. -
The Edenton Tea party
This act was caused by the Tea act passed by the British parliment in 1773. This Act was also Completly organized by women. -
The battle of Lexington and Concord
About 700 British arme soldiers were given secreat orders to capture and destory military supplies that were stored by the Miltia at Massachutes. About 500 Minutemen fought and defeated three companeis of the redcoats as they fel back to Boston. -
First Continental Congress
The first Contential Congress was held at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. Every colony sent delegates exceptgorgia. The Disscussion went on until October 26.
