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The Enlightenment
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French and Indian War
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This war involved the English and the American's vs the French. This war started because of the Proclamation of 1763 that stated that the colonists were forbidden from settling west of the Applachian Mountains to avoid conflict from the Native American's. The colonists ignored the proclanation and the agruments began. I would rate this a five since this could have changed America's territory now. -
Proclamation Line of 1763
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This was a boundry that forbid the colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflict with the Native American's. Some colonists did not listen and The French and Indian War resulted from it. I rate this a seven because this affected the territory of the United States now. Many other countries could have taken over half if the war or this proclamation did not occur. -
Stamp Act
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The Stamp Act was an act that forced all printed documents to have a stamp. The American colonists were very angered by this act so the decided to boycott British goods. The act was repealed afterward. I rate this a four since the American people basically decided that they don't want to be ruled by the British Monarchy. -
Boston Massacre
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This event took place in the middle of the street where colonial protesters clashed with some British troops in Boston leaving the death of five colonists. I would rate this a one because this just caused more anger towards the colonists and the British. -
Tea Act
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The Tea Act was a new tax on tea to allow a drawback on the exportation to any of the King's colonies. In result, The Bostn Tea Party occurred. I rate this a four because it also led the American's to be free from the British Monarchy. -
Boston Tea Party
PictureIn 1773 the Tea Act was appealed and the colonists were not happy about it. The Sons of Liberty decided to protest by dressing up like Mohawk Indians and threw hundreds of cases of tea of British bats and into the Boston Harbor. I rate this a three because it was an act of protest to change the American people from being under the British law. -
Intolerable Acts
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The British were furious about the actions of the Boston Tea Party, so they appealed three acts to punish the colonists. They consisted of; No trial by jury in the colonies, Quartering Act and Blockade of Boston. I rate this a five because this made the colonists angry. It changed their perspective on how the British look down upon them. -
The First Continental Congress
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Delegates from the colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts. They all agreed that writing King George III to repeal the acts would convince him too, but sadly he didn't. I rate this a two because this didn't get the colonists very far, since the King did not listen. -
Lexington and Concord
PictureBritish troops believed that many weapons were being stockpiled in Concord, Massachusetts. The British decided to go find them, but they were confronted by American's from at Lexington. They killed off the militia men and killed many more upon their arrival at Concord. Colonists were forced to use guerilla warfare tactics against the troops, but failed. I would rate this a five since many American's stepped forward to fight for their country and for their freedom. -
Second Continental Congress
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Delegates from each states come meet in 1776 to discuss the battles in Massachusetts. Their descisions were split 50/50 on the topic of independence, but Thomas Paine settled the dispute by writing "Common Sense.' The delegates agree with Paine and decide to support independence, so they begin to write the declaration. This is a nine since we wouldn't be independent. -
Declaration of Independence
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The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson to describe the thoughts of the American people. It was a document that summarized the ideas of philosophers. I believe that this should be rated an 8 on the scale since this is expresses what the American people wanted for their country.
